CVE-2018-15378
Publication date 8 October 2018
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
A vulnerability in ClamAV versions prior to 0.100.2 could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to an error related to the MEW unpacker within the "unmew11()" function (libclamav/mew.c), which can be exploited to trigger an invalid read memory access via a specially crafted EXE file.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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clamav | 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 0.100.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.18.04.1
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 0.100.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.16.04.1
|
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 0.100.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
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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-3789-2
- ClamAV vulnerabilities
- 16 October 2018
- USN-3789-1
- ClamAV vulnerability
- 11 October 2018