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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: USN-3393-2 Critical: ClamAV Denial Of Service

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Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3393-2
August 17, 2017

clamav vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.

Software Description:
- clamav: Anti-virus utility for Unix

Details:

USN-3393-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in ClamAV. This update
provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain 
 e- mail messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
 cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. 
 (CVE-2017-6418)
 
 It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain malformed
 CHM files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to
 crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
 code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. In the default
 installation, attackers would be isolated by the ClamAV AppArmor
 profile. (CVE-2017-6419)
 
 It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain PE
 files with WWPack compression. A remote attacker could possibly use
 this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
 (CVE-2017-6420)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  clamav                          0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.12.04.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3393-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3393-1
  CVE-2017-6418, CVE-2017-6419, CVE-2017-6420

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM: USN-3393-2 Critical: ClamAV Denial Of Service

ubuntu
Calendar Grey August 17, 2017
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Essential improvements for ClamAV in Ubuntu 12.04 ESM tackle vulnerabilities related to remote code execution and denial of service.
Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:   clamav                          0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.12.04.2 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3393-2

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3393-1

  CVE-2017-6418, CVE-2017-6419, CVE-2017-6420

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