SB2018013035 - Null pointer dereference in clamav (Alpine package)
Published: January 30, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018013035
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Null pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12380)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to input validation checking mechanisms during parsing the rfc2047 function in mbox.c during certain mail parsing functions. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email, trigger a NULL pointer dereference condition and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.