CVE-2018-1000085 Information disclosure in n/a
An out-of-bounds heap memory read in ClamAV's XAR parser allows attackers to leak memory contents by tricking a user into scanning a crafted file.
- 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-2018-1000085?
CVE-2018-1000085 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 13 Mar 2018. 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
ClamAV version version 0.99.3 contains a Out of bounds heap memory read vulnerability in XAR parser, function xar_hash_check() that can result in Leaking of memory, may help in developing exploit chains.. This attack appear to be exploitable via The victim must scan a crafted XAR file. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit d96a6b8bcc7439fa7e3876207aa0a8e79c8451b6.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1000085?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Clamav Clamav, Debian Debian Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2018-1000085?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2018-1000085 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1000085 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-1000085, CLEANSTART-2026-EI70950, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-1000085, GHSA-7p5r-r9rq-7w35, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000085.