CVE-2017-12377: clamav Out-of-bounds Read

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-12377 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in clamav. EPSS estimates a 11.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 26-01-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 02-12-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or potentially execute arbitrary code on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation checking mechanisms in mew packet files sent to an affected device. A successful exploit could cause a heap-based buffer over-read condition in mew.c when ClamAV scans the malicious file, allowing the attacker to cause a DoS condition or potentially execute arbitrary code on the affected device.

• CWE-125Out-of-bounds ReadThe product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.