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Ubuntu 14.04 ESM Advisory USN-4066-2: ClamAV Information Expose Risk

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Calendar Grey July 22, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
The Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4067-1 outlines a vulnerability in the OpenSSH package that may lead to unauthorized access to system resources.
ClamAV could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted CHM file.

Summary

ClamAV could be made to expose sensitive information if it received

a specially crafted CHM file.

Software Description:

- clamav: Anti-virus utility for Unix

Details:

USN-4066-1 fixed a vulnerability in libmspack. This update provides

the corresponding update for ClamAV in Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain CHM files.

A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote attack information exposure ubuntu clamav

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
  clamav                          0.100.3+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1

Ubuntu 12.04 ESM:
  clamav                          0.100.3+dfsg-1ubuntu0.12.04.2

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4066-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4066-1

CVE-2019-1010305

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July 22, 2019

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Topics Covered

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