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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2018.0300
ClamAV vulnerabilities
31 January 2018
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: clamav
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2017-12380 CVE-2017-12379 CVE-2017-12378
CVE-2017-12377 CVE-2017-12376 CVE-2017-12375
CVE-2017-12374
Reference: ESB-2018.0283
Original Bulletin:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3550-1
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USN-3550-1: ClamAV vulnerabilities
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3550-1
30th January, 2018
clamav vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
Ubuntu 17.10
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.
Software description
clamav - Anti-virus utility for Unix
Details
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain mail
messages. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-12374, CVE-2017-12375, CVE-2017-12379, CVE-2017-12380)
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain PDF
files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-12376)
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain mew
packet files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code. (CVE-2017-12377)
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain TAR
files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-12378)
In the default installation, attackers would be isolated by the ClamAV
AppArmor profile.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package version:
Ubuntu 17.10:
clamav 0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.17.10.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
clamav 0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
clamav 0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
To update your system, please follow these
instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References
CVE-2017-12374, CVE-2017-12375, CVE-2017-12376, CVE-2017-12377, CVE-2017-12378,
CVE-2017-12379, CVE-2017-12380
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