USN-3550-2: ClamAV vulnerabilities
5 February 2018
Several security issues were fixed in ClamAV.
Releases
Packages
- clamav - Anti-virus utility for Unix
Details
USN-3550-1 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 mail
messages. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash,
resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2017-12374, CVE-2017-12375, CVE-2017-12379, CVE-2017-12380)
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-2017-12376)
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain mew
packet 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-2017-12377)
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain TAR
files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-12378)
In the default installation, attackers would be isolated by the ClamAV
AppArmor profile.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 12.04
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.