1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-3814-3

USN-3814-3: ClamAV vulnerabilities

Publication date

13 November 2018

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.

Releases

Packages

  • clamav - Anti-virus utility for Unix

Details

Updated: 2018-11-21: The embedded version of libmspack in ClamAV was
found to not be affected by the listed vulnerabilities, therefore the
following is not applicable.

USN-3814-2 fixed several vulnerabilities in clamav. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered ClamAV incorrectly handled certain malformed CAB files.
A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting
in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-18584, CVE-2018-18585)

Updated: 2018-11-21: The embedded version of libmspack in ClamAV was
found to not be affected by the listed vulnerabilities, therefore the
following is not applicable.

USN-3814-2 fixed several vulnerabilities in clamav. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered ClamAV incorrectly handled certain malformed CAB files.
A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting
in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-18584, CVE-2018-18585)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
12.04 precise clamav –  0.100.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.04.2

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