CVE-2017-12378
Publication date 29 January 2018
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation checking mechanisms of .tar (Tape Archive) files sent to an affected device. A successful exploit could cause a checksum buffer over-read condition when ClamAV scans the malicious .tar file, potentially allowing the attacker to cause a DoS condition on the affected device.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| clamav | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.5 · Medium
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3550-2
- ClamAV vulnerabilities
- 5 February 2018
- USN-3550-1
- ClamAV vulnerabilities
- 30 January 2018