SB2018030635 - Out-of-bounds read in clamav (Alpine package)



SB2018030635 - Out-of-bounds read in clamav (Alpine package)

Published: March 6, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018030635
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1000085)

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the xar_hash_check() function due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted XAR file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds heap memory read and cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.