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Ubuntu 12.04 ESM USN-3592-2 Critical: ClamAV Denial Of Service

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.
=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3592-2
March 08, 2018

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-3592-1 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 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. (CVE-2018-0202)

 Hanno Böck discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain
 XAR files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to
 crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-1000085)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  clamav                          0.99.4+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.12.04.2

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3592-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3592-1
  CVE-2018-0202, CVE-2018-1000085

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM USN-3592-2 Critical: ClamAV Denial Of Service

ubuntu
Calendar Grey March 8, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A multitude of security flaws in ClamAV have been resolved by Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3592-2, which tackles potential denial of service threats.
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                          0.99.4+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.12.04.2 This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3592-2

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3592-1

  CVE-2018-0202, CVE-2018-1000085

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