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title: "CVE-2015-2170\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2015-2170

Publication date 1 May 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## Description

The upx decoder in ClamAV before 0.98.7 allows remote attackers to cause a
denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| clamav | 15.04 vivid | Fixed 0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.15.04.1 |
| 14.10 utopic | Fixed 0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.10.1 |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.12.04.1 |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2170)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2170)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-2170)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-2170)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2594-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2594-1)
+ ClamAV vulnerabilities
+ 5 May 2015

### Other references

* <http://blog.clamav.net/2015/04/clamav-0987-has-been-released.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2170>