Out-of-bounds Read in Clamav
CVE-2018-1000085
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (75.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Clamav — versions 0.99.3
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- usn.ubuntu.com/3592-2/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav-devel/commit/d96a6b8bcc7439fa7e3876207aa0a8e79c84… (Patch)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/09/29/4 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00011.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3592-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-16 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1000085?
- CVE-2018-1000085 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Clamav, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-03-13.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1000085?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.