Resource exhaustion in clamav (Alpine package)
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2017-16932 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-400 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
clamav (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU9542
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16932
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in parser.c function due to improper handling of certain parameter entities. A remote attacker can supply specially constructed XML data, trigger resource exhaustion and cause the application to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsclamav (Alpine package): 0.99.4-r0 - 0.100.0-r2
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1e7eec478d53d671eb7faf3c64e6bfe8e540877b
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=2437dee3d74caf1a16e8331977ec836716b5bd3c
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d87903ef0e2c9558f9ca6a23af7eb28438a10ccf
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=540c3721c297fd86200a7518c76e7f8a5b51a83b
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=90552e261c77a65b5d25b9f935af4236ea1e08c1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
