CVE-2016-1372: Medium severity clamav daemon vulnerability

Published Oct 3, 2016
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Updated

ClamAV (aka Clam AntiVirus) before 0.99.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted 7z file.

Affected Software

4 affected components
clamav clamav<=0.99.1
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04

Event History

Oct 3, 2016
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:00 PM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1372?

CVE-2016-1372 has a severity rating that could lead to denial of service due to application crashes.

2

How do I fix CVE-2016-1372?

To fix CVE-2016-1372, update ClamAV to version 0.99.2 or later.

3

Which versions of ClamAV are affected by CVE-2016-1372?

CVE-2016-1372 affects ClamAV versions prior to 0.99.2.

4

How can CVE-2016-1372 impact my system?

CVE-2016-1372 can lead to crashes of the ClamAV application, causing denial of service.

5

Is CVE-2016-1372 specific to any operating system?

CVE-2016-1372 can be encountered on Ubuntu systems using vulnerable versions of ClamAV.

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