USN-3550-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3550-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3550-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3550-1
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Published
2018-01-30T17:41:07.065451Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:52:39.606838Z
Summary
clamav vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain mail messages. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-12374, CVE-2017-12375, CVE-2017-12379, CVE-2017-12380)

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain PDF files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-12376)

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain mew packet files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-12377)

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain TAR files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-12378)

In the default installation, attackers would be isolated by the ClamAV AppArmor profile.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / clamav

Package

Name
clamav
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/clamav@0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.97.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4
0.97.8+dfsg-1ubuntu5
0.98.1+dfsg-1ubuntu4
0.98.1+dfsg-1ubuntu5
0.98.1+dfsg-2ubuntu2
0.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1
0.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1.1
0.98.5+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
0.98.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-base",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-daemon",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-daemon-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-dbg",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-docs",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-freshclam",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-freshclam-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-milter",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-milter-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-testfiles",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libclamav-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libclamav-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libclamav7",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libclamav7-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / clamav

Package

Name
clamav
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/clamav@0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu4
0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu5
0.99+dfsg-1ubuntu1
0.99+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
0.99+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2
0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-base",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-daemon",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-daemon-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-dbg",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-docs",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-freshclam",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-freshclam-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-milter",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-milter-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-testfiles",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamdscan",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamdscan-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libclamav-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libclamav-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libclamav7",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libclamav7-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}