USN-4230-2: ClamAV vulnerability
clamav vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
Summary
ClamAV could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Software Description
- clamav – Anti-virus utility for Unix
Details
USN-4230-1 fixed a vulnerability in ClamAV. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain MIME messages. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
- clamav – 0.102.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1
- Ubuntu 12.04 ESM
- clamav – 0.102.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.12.04.1
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.
References
Source: USN-4230-2: ClamAV vulnerability
