Buffer overflow in ClamAV - CVE-2017-12379
Published: January 29, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10317
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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-2017-12379
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ClamAV
Affected software:
ClamAV
ClamAV
Detailed vulnerability 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 in the message parsing function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email, trigger a messageAddArgument (in message.c) buffer overflow condition 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 in the message parsing function. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email, trigger a messageAddArgument (in message.c) buffer overflow condition and cause the service to crash or execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-12379
Update to version 0.99.3.