CVE-2017-6418 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via out-of-bounds read in ClamAV when processing crafted email messages.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-6418?
CVE-2017-6418 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Clamav Clamav, published on 7 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
libclamav/message.c in ClamAV 0.99.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted e-mail message.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6418?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Clamav Clamav.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6418?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-6418 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6418 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Clamav Clamav
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6418, GHSA-v49r-2h6g-2ghv, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6418.