First published: Tue Mar 13 2018(Updated: )
ClamAV version version 0.99.3 contains a Out of bounds heap memory read vulnerability in XAR parser, function xar_hash_check() that can result in Leaking of memory, may help in developing exploit chains.. This attack appear to be exploitable via The victim must scan a crafted XAR file. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit d96a6b8bcc7439fa7e3876207aa0a8e79c8451b6.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
Clamav Clamav | =0.99.3 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =7.0 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =12.04 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =16.04 | |
Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =17.10 | |
debian/clamav | 0.103.10+dfsg-0+deb11u1 1.0.7+dfsg-1~deb11u2 1.0.7+dfsg-1~deb12u1 1.4.1+dfsg-1 |
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The severity of CVE-2018-1000085 is medium.
You can exploit CVE-2018-1000085 by scanning a crafted XAR file.
ClamAV version 0.99.3 is affected by CVE-2018-1000085.
Upgrade to ClamAV version 0.99.4 or later to fix CVE-2018-1000085.
You can find more information about CVE-2018-1000085 at the following references: [1](http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/29/4), [2](https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav-devel/commit/d96a6b8bcc7439fa7e3876207aa0a8e79c8451b6), [3](https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00011.html).