USN-3722-2: ClamAV vulnerabilities
25 July 2018
ClamAV could be made to hang if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- clamav - Anti-virus utility for Unix
Details
USN-3722-1 fixed a vulnerability 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 HWP
files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to hang,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-0360)
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain PDF
files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to hang,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-0361)
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.
References
Related notices
- USN-3722-1: clamav-base, clamdscan, libclamav-dev, clamav-daemon, clamav-milter, clamav-docs, clamav-testfiles, libclamav7, clamav-freshclam, clamav