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CVE-2017-6418

libclamav/message.c in ClamAV 0.99.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of...

5.5 MediumFix available

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

1.42%Down 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

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 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV: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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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 MediumCVSS: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.
  • 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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
clamav
Debian:12
before 0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1
0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1
clamav
Debian:13
before 0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1
0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1
clamav
Debian:14
before 0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1
0.99.3~beta1+dfsg-1
clamav
Debian: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
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0.98.1+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
clamav
Debian: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
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0.98.1+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
clamav
Mageia:5
before 0.99.2-1.1.mga5
0.99.2-1.1.mga5
clamav
Mageia:6
before 0.99.2-2.2.mga6
0.99.2-2.2.mga6
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3
before 0.99.3-0.20.3.2
0.99.3-0.20.3.2
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS
before 0.99.3-0.20.3.2
0.99.3-0.20.3.2
clamav
SUSE: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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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
before 0.99.3-0.20.3.2
0.99.3-0.20.3.2
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
before 0.99.3-0.20.3.2
0.99.3-0.20.3.2
clamav
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 6
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
Ubuntu: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
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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-0ubuntu0.14.04.10.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
clamav
Ubuntu: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
clamav
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 0.103.3-1.4
0.103.3-1.4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE 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.

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