First published: Mon Oct 03 2016(Updated: )
ClamAV (aka Clam AntiVirus) before 0.99.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted mew packer executable.
Credit: ykramarz@cisco.com
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Ubuntu | =12.04 | |
Ubuntu | =14.04 | |
Ubuntu | =16.04 | |
ClamAV Daemon | <=0.99.1 |
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CVE-2016-1371 has a severity rating of medium due to its potential for denial of service.
To fix CVE-2016-1371, upgrade ClamAV to version 0.99.2 or later.
CVE-2016-1371 affects ClamAV versions up to 0.99.1 and Ubuntu versions 12.04, 14.04, and 16.04.
CVE-2016-1371 is a denial of service vulnerability that allows remote attackers to crash the application.
Yes, CVE-2016-1371 can be exploited remotely using a crafted mew packer executable.