vulnerability
Arch Linux: Denial of service (CVE-2017-6418)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Aug 7, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Aug 7, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
libclamav/message.c in ClamAV before 0.99.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted e-mail message.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2017-6418
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-6418
- URL-http://blog.clamav.net/2018/01/clamav-0993-has-been-released.html
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100154
- URL-https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=11797
- URL-https://github.com/varsleak/varsleak-vul/blob/master/clamav-vul/heap-overflow/clamav_email_crash.md
- URL-https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-devel/commit/586a5180287262070637c8943f2f7efd652e4a2c
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201802-1
- URL-https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-16
- CWE-125
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