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CVE-2017-12374

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3550-2

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

The 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 a lack of input validation checking mechanisms during certain mail parsing operations (mbox.c operations on bounce messages). If successfully exploited, the ClamAV software could allow a variable pointing to the mail body which could cause a used after being free (use-after-free) instance which may lead to a disruption of services on an affected device to include a denial of service condition.

ClamAV AntiVirus, en versiones 0.99.2 y anteriores, contiene una vulnerabilidad que podría permitir que un atacante remoto sin autenticar provoque una denegación de servicio (DoS) en un sistema afectado. La vulnerabilidad se debe a la falta de mecanismos de comprobación de validación de entradas durante ciertas operaciones de análisis de email (operaciones mbox.c en mensajes devueltos). Si se explota con éxito, ClamAV podría permitir que una variable que señale al cuerpo del email provoque una instancia de uso de memoria previamente liberada (use-after-free). Esto podría conducir a una interrupción de servicios en el dispositivo afectado para incluir una condición de denegación de servicio (DoS).

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. 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. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2017-08-03 CVE Reserved
  • 2018-01-26 CVE Published
  • 2024-12-02 CVE Updated
  • 2024-12-02 First Exploit
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-416: Use After Free
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Debian
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Debian Linux
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7.0
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Affected
Clamav
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Clamav
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<= 0.99.2
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Affected