CVE-2017-6418
libclamav/message.c in ClamAV 0.99.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of...
libclamav/message.c in ClamAV 0.99.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted e-mail message.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.5
libclamav/message.c in ClamAV 0.99.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted e-mail message.
- Record
CVE-2017-6418- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
libclamav/message.c in ClamAV 0.99.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted e-mail message.
- Record
CVE-2017-6418- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-15475 No score
libclamav/message.c in ClamAV 0.99.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted e-mail message.
- Record
EUVD-2017-15475- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v49r-2h6g-2ghv
5.5
libclamav/message.c in ClamAV 0.99.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of...
libclamav/message.c in ClamAV 0.99.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted e-mail message.
- Record
GHSA-v49r-2h6g-2ghv- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
5.5
libclamav/message.c in ClamAV 0.99.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted e-mail message.
- Record
CVE-2017-6418- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-6418
5.5
libclamav/message.c in ClamAV 0.99.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted e-mail message.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6418- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-6418
5.5
libclamav/message.c in ClamAV 0.99.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted e-mail message.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-6418- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2017-0291 No score
Updated clamav packages fix security vulnerabilities
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain e-mail messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2017-6418).
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain PE files with WWPack compression. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2017-6420).
- Record
MGASA-2017-0291- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10685-1 No score
clamav-0.103.3-1.4 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the clamav-0.103.3-1.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10685-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:0254-1 No score
Security update for clamav
This update for clamav fixes the following issues:
- Update to security release 0.99.3 (bsc#1077732)
- CVE-2017-12376 (ClamAV Buffer Overflow in handle_pdfname Vulnerability)
- CVE-2017-12377 (ClamAV Mew Packet Heap Overflow Vulnerability)
- CVE-2017-12379 (ClamAV Buffer Overflow in messageAddArgument Vulnerability)
- these vulnerabilities could have allowed an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or potentially execute arbitrary code on an affected device.
- CVE-2017-12374 (ClamAV use-after-free Vulnerabilities)
- CVE-2017-12375 (ClamAV Buffer Overflow Vulnerability)
- CVE-2017-12378 (ClamAV Buffer Over Read Vulnerability)
- CVE-2017-12380 (ClamAV Null Dereference Vulnerability)
- these vulnerabilities could have allowed an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.
- CVE-2017-6420 (bsc#1052448)
- this vulnerability could have allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted PE file with WWPack compression.
- CVE-2017-6419 (bsc#1052449)
- ClamAV could have allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted CHM file.
- CVE-2017-11423 (bsc#1049423)
- ClamAV could have allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted CAB file.
- CVE-2017-6418 (bsc#1052466)
- ClamAV could have allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted e-mail message.
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:0254-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2018:0255-1 No score
Security update for clamav
This update for clamav fixes the following issues:
-
Update to security release 0.99.3 (bsc#1077732)
- CVE-2017-12376 (ClamAV Buffer Overflow in handle_pdfname Vulnerability)
- CVE-2017-12377 (ClamAV Mew Packet Heap Overflow Vulnerability)
- CVE-2017-12379 (ClamAV Buffer Overflow in messageAddArgument Vulnerability)
- these vulnerabilities could have allowed an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or potentially execute arbitrary code on an affected device.
- CVE-2017-12374 (ClamAV use-after-free Vulnerabilities)
- CVE-2017-12375 (ClamAV Buffer Overflow Vulnerability)
- CVE-2017-12378 (ClamAV Buffer Over Read Vulnerability)
- CVE-2017-12380 (ClamAV Null Dereference Vulnerability)
- these vulnerabilities could have allowed an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.
- CVE-2017-6420 (bsc#1052448)
- this vulnerability could have allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via a crafted PE file with WWPack compression.
- CVE-2017-6419 (bsc#1052449)
- ClamAV could have allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted CHM file.
- CVE-2017-11423 (bsc#1049423)
- ClamAV could have allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted CAB file.
- CVE-2017-6418 (bsc#1052466)
- ClamAV could have allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted e-mail message.
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update upstream keys in the keyring
-
provide and obsolete clamav-nodb to trigger it's removal in Leap bsc#1040662
- Record
SUSE-SU-2018:0255-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-3393-1 No score
clamav vulnerabilities
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain e-mail messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-6418)
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain malformed CHM files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. In the default installation, attackers would be isolated by the ClamAV AppArmor profile. (CVE-2017-6419)
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain PE files with WWPack compression. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-6420)
- Record
USN-3393-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
clamavDebian:12 |
before 0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1 | 0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1 |
clamavDebian:13 |
before 0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1 | 0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1 |
clamavDebian:14 |
before 0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1 | 0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1 |
clamavDebian:7 |
before 0.99.2+dfsg-0+deb7u3, plus listed versions 0.97.8+dfsg-10.97.8+dfsg-1+powerpcspe10.98+dfsg-10.98.1+dfsg-10.98.1+dfsg-1+deb7u1 Show 45 moreShow less0.98.1+dfsg-1+deb7u20.98.1+dfsg-1+deb7u30.98.1+dfsg-1+deb7u40.98.1+dfsg-1+squeeze10.98.1+dfsg-20.98.1+dfsg-30.98.1+dfsg-40.98.1+dfsg-50.98.1+dfsg-60.98.3+dfsg-10.98.4+dfsg-0+deb7u10.98.4+dfsg-0+deb7u20.98.4+dfsg-10.98.4+dfsg-20.98.4~rc1+dfsg-10.98.4~rc1+dfsg-20.98.4~rc1+dfsg-30.98.5+dfsg-0+deb7u10.98.5+dfsg-0+deb7u20.98.5+dfsg-0+deb7u30.98.5+dfsg-10.98.5+dfsg-20.98.5+dfsg-30.98.5~beta1+dfsg-10.98.5~beta1+dfsg-20.98.5~beta1+dfsg-30.98.5~rc1+dfsg-10.98.5~rc1+dfsg-20.98.5~rc1+dfsg-30.98.5~rc1+dfsg-40.98.6+dfsg-0+deb7u10.98.6+dfsg-10.98.6+dfsg-20.98.6+dfsg-30.98.7+dfsg-0+deb7u10.98.7+dfsg-10.98.7+dfsg-20.98.7+dfsg-30.98.7+dfsg-40.98.7+dfsg-50.99+dfsg-0+deb7u10.99+dfsg-0+deb7u20.99+dfsg-10.99+dfsg-20.99.1+dfsg-1 |
0.99.2+dfsg-0+deb7u3 |
clamavDebian:7 |
before 0.99.2+dfsg-0+deb7u4, plus listed versions 0.97.8+dfsg-10.97.8+dfsg-1+powerpcspe10.98+dfsg-10.98.1+dfsg-10.98.1+dfsg-1+deb7u1 Show 45 moreShow less0.98.1+dfsg-1+deb7u20.98.1+dfsg-1+deb7u30.98.1+dfsg-1+deb7u40.98.1+dfsg-1+squeeze10.98.1+dfsg-20.98.1+dfsg-30.98.1+dfsg-40.98.1+dfsg-50.98.1+dfsg-60.98.3+dfsg-10.98.4+dfsg-0+deb7u10.98.4+dfsg-0+deb7u20.98.4+dfsg-10.98.4+dfsg-20.98.4~rc1+dfsg-10.98.4~rc1+dfsg-20.98.4~rc1+dfsg-30.98.5+dfsg-0+deb7u10.98.5+dfsg-0+deb7u20.98.5+dfsg-0+deb7u30.98.5+dfsg-10.98.5+dfsg-20.98.5+dfsg-30.98.5~beta1+dfsg-10.98.5~beta1+dfsg-20.98.5~beta1+dfsg-30.98.5~rc1+dfsg-10.98.5~rc1+dfsg-20.98.5~rc1+dfsg-30.98.5~rc1+dfsg-40.98.6+dfsg-0+deb7u10.98.6+dfsg-10.98.6+dfsg-20.98.6+dfsg-30.98.7+dfsg-0+deb7u10.98.7+dfsg-10.98.7+dfsg-20.98.7+dfsg-30.98.7+dfsg-40.98.7+dfsg-50.99+dfsg-0+deb7u10.99+dfsg-0+deb7u20.99+dfsg-10.99+dfsg-20.99.1+dfsg-1 |
0.99.2+dfsg-0+deb7u4 |
clamavMageia:5 |
before 0.99.2-1.1.mga5 | 0.99.2-1.1.mga5 |
clamavMageia:6 |
before 0.99.2-2.2.mga6 | 0.99.2-2.2.mga6 |
clamavSUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 |
before 0.99.3-0.20.3.2 | 0.99.3-0.20.3.2 |
clamavSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS |
before 0.99.3-0.20.3.2 | 0.99.3-0.20.3.2 |
clamavSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATA |
before 0.99.3-0.20.3.2 | 0.99.3-0.20.3.2 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
clamavSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 |
before 0.99.3-0.20.3.2 | 0.99.3-0.20.3.2 |
clamavSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 |
before 0.99.3-0.20.3.2 | 0.99.3-0.20.3.2 |
clamavSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 6 |
before 0.99.3-33.5.1 | 0.99.3-33.5.1 |
clamavSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 |
before 0.99.3-33.5.1 | 0.99.3-33.5.1 |
clamavSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 |
before 0.99.3-33.5.1 | 0.99.3-33.5.1 |
clamavSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 |
before 0.99.3-33.5.1 | 0.99.3-33.5.1 |
clamavSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 |
before 0.99.3-33.5.1 | 0.99.3-33.5.1 |
clamavSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 |
before 0.99.3-33.5.1 | 0.99.3-33.5.1 |
clamavSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS |
before 0.99.3-33.5.1 | 0.99.3-33.5.1 |
clamavSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS |
before 0.99.3-33.5.1 | 0.99.3-33.5.1 |
clamavSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 |
before 0.99.3-33.5.1 | 0.99.3-33.5.1 |
clamavSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 |
before 0.99.3-33.5.1 | 0.99.3-33.5.1 |
clamavSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 |
before 0.99.3-33.5.1 | 0.99.3-33.5.1 |
clamavSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 |
before 0.99.3-33.5.1 | 0.99.3-33.5.1 |
clamavUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.2, plus listed versions 0.97.8+dfsg-1ubuntu40.97.8+dfsg-1ubuntu50.98.1+dfsg-1ubuntu40.98.1+dfsg-1ubuntu50.98.1+dfsg-2ubuntu2 Show 6 moreShow less0.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu10.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1.10.98.5+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.10.98.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.10.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.10.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.2 |
clamavUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2, plus listed versions 0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu40.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu50.99+dfsg-1ubuntu10.99+dfsg-1ubuntu1.10.99+dfsg-1ubuntu1.20.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 |
0.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 |
clamavopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 0.103.3-1.4 | 0.103.3-1.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-6418 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Clamav, published August 6, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.42%, the 72nd percentile. Fixed in clamav 0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1.
References
github.com/varsleak/varsleak-vul/blob/master/clamav-vul/heap-overflow/clamav_email_crash.md
bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=11797
securityfocus.com/bid/100154
github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-devel/commit/586a5180287262070637c8943f2f7efd652e4a2c
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-16
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6418
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-v49r-2h6g-2ghv
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-6418
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0291.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21555
usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3393-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180254-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1049423
bugzilla.suse.com/1052448
bugzilla.suse.com/1052449
bugzilla.suse.com/1052466
bugzilla.suse.com/1077732
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-11423
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12374
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12375
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12376
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12377
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12378
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12379
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12380
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6418
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6419
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-6420
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180255-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1040662
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6418
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3393-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3393-2
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-6418
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6419
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-6420
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3239
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-3303
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-1614
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-1989
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-4182
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-5874
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-0897
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-0898
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-1745
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-1997
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6335
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6336
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6337
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6595
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-6596
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0318
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-0728
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-1100
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2713
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-1205
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6706
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-0202
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-0360
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-0361
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-1000085
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14680
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-15378
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12625
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-12900
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-15961
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-1785
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-1786
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-1787
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-1788
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-1789
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-1798
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-3123
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-3327
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-3341
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-3350
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-3481
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-1252
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-1404
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-1405
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