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title: "CVE-2016-1405\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2016-1405

Publication date 8 June 2016

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

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

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.5 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1405?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

libclamav in ClamAV (aka Clam AntiVirus), as used in Advanced Malware
Protection (AMP) on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices before
9.7.0-125 and Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices before 9.0.1-135 and
9.1.x before 9.1.1-041, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of
service (AMP process restart) via a crafted document, aka Bug IDs
CSCuv78533 and CSCuw60503.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-1405?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| clamav | 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
| 15.10 wily | Ignored end of life |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 0.99.2+addedllvm-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)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

no details as to what the fix is as of 2016-07-12

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### [ratliff](https://launchpad.net/~ratliff)

still no details as to what the fix is as of 2016-08-31

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.5 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Network |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.5 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1405)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1405)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-1405)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1405)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-3093-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-3093-1)
+ ClamAV vulnerabilities
+ 28 September 2016

### Other references

* <https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-devel/blob/master/ChangeLog>
* <http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160531-wsa-esa>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1405>