#VU10314 Buffer overflow in ClamAV - CVE-2017-12376
Published: January 29, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10314
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12376
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ClamAV
ClamAV
Software vendor:
ClamAV
ClamAV
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to input validation checking mechanisms when handling Portable Document Format (.pdf) files. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted .pdf file, trigger handle_pdfname (in pdf.c) buffer overflow and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to input validation checking mechanisms when handling Portable Document Format (.pdf) files. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted .pdf file, trigger handle_pdfname (in pdf.c) buffer overflow and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Update to version 0.99.3.