#VU10316 Buffer over-read in ClamAV - CVE-2017-12378

Vulnerability identifier: #VU10316

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-2017-12378

CWE-ID: CWE-126

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 of .tar (Tape Archive) files. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted input, trigger checksum buffer over-read condition and cause the service to crash.

Update to version 0.99.3.

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