CVE-2017-6418

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6418
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-6418.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2017-6418
Downstream
Related
Published
2017-08-07T03:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-16T06:45:12.712630Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

libclamav/message.c in ClamAV 0.99.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted e-mail message.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / clamav

Package

Name
clamav
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/clamav?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / clamav

Package

Name
clamav
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/clamav?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / clamav

Package

Name
clamav
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/clamav?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / clamav

Package

Name
clamav
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/clamav?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Git / github.com/cisco-talos/clamav

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/cisco-talos/clamav
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
586a5180287262070637c8943f2f7efd652e4a2c

Affected versions

clamav-0.*

clamav-0.96
clamav-0.96.2
clamav-0.96.3
clamav-0.96.4
clamav-0.96.5
clamav-0.96rc1
clamav-0.96rc2
clamav-0.97
clamav-0.97rc
clamav-0.98-dmgxar
clamav-0.99-beta1

Other

merge-llvm-79908
merge-llvm-80601
merge-llvm-83242
merge-llvm-90002
merge-llvm-91214
merge-llvm-91428
merge-llvm-92222
merge-llvm-94539
merge-llvm-97877
r5076

Database specific 

{
    "vanir_signatures": [
        {
            "target": {
                "function": "messageFindArgument",
                "file": "libclamav/message.c"
            },
            "digest": {
                "length": 1064.0,
                "function_hash": "8411924773331322618058653145915899983"
            },
            "signature_version": "v1",
            "source": "https://github.com/cisco-talos/clamav/commit/586a5180287262070637c8943f2f7efd652e4a2c",
            "id": "CVE-2017-6418-8e38158c",
            "signature_type": "Function",
            "deprecated": false
        },
        {
            "target": {
                "file": "libclamav/message.c"
            },
            "digest": {
                "line_hashes": [
                    "81931090794367225593898439055161933938",
                    "167980574969179440687084582597496753902",
                    "55448340559487015224720964135014407383",
                    "38589169098278769608933629461838857826",
                    "172726005500348110301429670464002460835",
                    "36647451159828582513517242816843091264",
                    "192655131298326637061029023059490605418",
                    "163648590445410673071781345614646550543",
                    "276871485249595305150905337292995692585"
                ],
                "threshold": 0.9
            },
            "signature_version": "v1",
            "source": "https://github.com/cisco-talos/clamav/commit/586a5180287262070637c8943f2f7efd652e4a2c",
            "id": "CVE-2017-6418-9cdcd390",
            "signature_type": "Line",
            "deprecated": false
        },
        {
            "target": {
                "function": "messageAddArgument",
                "file": "libclamav/message.c"
            },
            "digest": {
                "length": 1512.0,
                "function_hash": "203584271026814593334015189844539459788"
            },
            "signature_version": "v1",
            "source": "https://github.com/cisco-talos/clamav/commit/586a5180287262070637c8943f2f7efd652e4a2c",
            "id": "CVE-2017-6418-ddca6c31",
            "signature_type": "Function",
            "deprecated": false
        }
    ]
}