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CVE-2016-1405

libclamav in ClamAV (aka Clam AntiVirus), as used in Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) on Cisco...

7.5 HighFix available

libclamav in ClamAV (aka Clam AntiVirus), as used in Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices before 9.7.0-125 and Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices before 9.0.1-135 and 9.1.x before 9.1.1-041, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (AMP process restart) via a crafted document, aka Bug IDs CSCuv78533 and CSCuw60503.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

3.41%Up 2.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

libclamav in ClamAV (aka Clam AntiVirus), as used in Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices before 9.7.0-125 and Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices before 9.0.1-135 and 9.1.x before 9.1.1-041, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (AMP process restart) via a crafted document, aka Bug IDs CSCuv78533 and CSCuw60503.

Record
CVE-2016-1405
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

libclamav in ClamAV (aka Clam AntiVirus), as used in Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices before 9.7.0-125 and Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices before 9.0.1-135 and 9.1.x before 9.1.1-041, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (AMP process restart) via a crafted document, aka Bug IDs CSCuv78533 and CSCuw60503.

Record
CVE-2016-1405
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-2504 No score

libclamav in ClamAV (aka Clam AntiVirus), as used in Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices before 9.7.0-125 and Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices before 9.0.1-135 and 9.1.x before 9.1.1-041, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (AMP process restart) via a crafted document, aka Bug IDs CSCuv78533 and CSCuw60503.

Record
EUVD-2016-2504
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p4qj-763m-ffg3 7.5

libclamav in ClamAV (aka Clam AntiVirus), as used in Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) on Cisco...

libclamav in ClamAV (aka Clam AntiVirus), as used in Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices before 9.7.0-125 and Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices before 9.0.1-135 and 9.1.x before 9.1.1-041, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (AMP process restart) via a crafted document, aka Bug IDs CSCuv78533 and CSCuw60503.

Record
GHSA-p4qj-763m-ffg3
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

libclamav in ClamAV (aka Clam AntiVirus), as used in Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices before 9.7.0-125 and Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices before 9.0.1-135 and 9.1.x before 9.1.1-041, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (AMP process restart) via a crafted document, aka Bug IDs CSCuv78533 and CSCuw60503.

Record
CVE-2016-1405
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-1405 7.5

libclamav in ClamAV (aka Clam AntiVirus), as used in Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices before 9.7.0-125 and Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices before 9.0.1-135 and 9.1.x before 9.1.1-041, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (AMP process restart) via a crafted document, aka Bug IDs CSCuv78533 and CSCuw60503.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1405
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-1405 7.5

libclamav in ClamAV (aka Clam AntiVirus), as used in Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices before 9.7.0-125 and Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices before 9.0.1-135 and 9.1.x before 9.1.1-041, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (AMP process restart) via a crafted document, aka Bug IDs CSCuv78533 and CSCuw60503.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1405
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2016-0402 No score

Updated clamav packages fix security vulnerability

ClamAV (aka Clam AntiVirus) before 0.99.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted mew packer executable (CVE-2016-1371).

ClamAV (aka Clam AntiVirus) before 0.99.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted 7z file (CVE-2016-1372).

libclamav in ClamAV (aka Clam AntiVirus), as used in Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices before 9.7.0-125 and Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices before 9.0.1-135 and 9.1.x before 9.1.1-041, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (AMP process restart) via a crafted document (CVE-2016-1405).

The clavav package has been updated to version 0.99.2, fixing these issues and other bugs. See the upstream release announcements for details.

Record
MGASA-2016-0402
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3093-1 No score

clamav vulnerabilities

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain malformed files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

In the default installation, attackers would be isolated by the ClamAV AppArmor profile.

Record
USN-3093-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
clamav
Debian:12
 before 0.99+dfsg-1
0.99+dfsg-1
clamav
Debian:13
 before 0.99+dfsg-1
0.99+dfsg-1
clamav
Debian:14
 before 0.99+dfsg-1
0.99+dfsg-1
clamav
Mageia:5
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0.99.2-1.mga5
0.99.2-1.mga5
clamav
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
0.97.8+dfsg-1ubuntu40.97.8+dfsg-1ubuntu50.98.1+dfsg-1ubuntu40.98.1+dfsg-1ubuntu50.98.1+dfsg-2ubuntu2
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0.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu10.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1.10.98.5+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.10.98.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.10.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
clamav
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions
0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu40.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu50.99+dfsg-1ubuntu10.99+dfsg-1ubuntu1.10.99+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2
0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
clamav
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
0.97.8+dfsg-1ubuntu40.97.8+dfsg-1ubuntu50.98.1+dfsg-1ubuntu40.98.1+dfsg-1ubuntu50.98.1+dfsg-2ubuntu2
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0.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu10.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1.10.98.5+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.10.98.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.10.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
clamav
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
 before 0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1, plus listed versions
0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu40.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu50.99+dfsg-1ubuntu10.99+dfsg-1ubuntu1.10.99+dfsg-1ubuntu1.2
0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-1405 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Cisco Email Security Appliance, published June 8, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.41%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in clamav 0.99+dfsg-1.

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