#VU10312 Use-after-free error in ClamAV - CVE-2017-12374

Vulnerability identifier: #VU10312

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12374

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
ClamAV

Software vendor:
ClamAV

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to input validation checking mechanisms during parsing mbox.c operations on bounce messages. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted input, trigger use-after-free error and cause the service to crash.

Update to version 0.99.3.

• http://blog.clamav.net/2018/01/clamav-0993-has-been-released.html