Debian 7 Wheezy: Critical Clamav DoS Vulnerability DLA-1105-1 Released
debian lts
September 22, 2017
clamav is vulnerable to multiple issues that can lead to denial of service when processing untrusted content
Topics Covered
Summary
CVE-2017-6418
out-of-bounds read in libclamav/message.c, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted e-mail message.
CVE-2017-6420
use-after-free in the wwunpack function (libclamav/wwunpack.c), allowing
remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted PE file with
WWPack compression.
For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
0.99.2+dfsg-0+deb7u3.
We recommend that you upgrade your clamav packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package: clamav
Version: 0.99.2+dfsg-0+deb7u3
CVE ID: CVE-2017-6418 CVE-2017-6420
Topics Covered
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