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CVE-2017-12374

The ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow...

7.5 HighFix available

The ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of input validation checking mechanisms during certain mail parsing operations (mbox.c operations on bounce messages). If successfully exploited, the ClamAV software could allow a variable pointing to the mail body which could cause a used after being free (use-after-free) instance which may lead to a disruption of services on an affected device to include a denial of service condition.

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

4.98%Up 3.0 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

The ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of input validation checking mechanisms during certain mail parsing operations (mbox.c operations on bounce messages). If successfully exploited, the ClamAV software could allow a variable pointing to the mail body which could cause a used after being free (use-after-free) instance which may lead to a disruption of services on an affected device to include a denial of service condition.

Record
CVE-2017-12374
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
7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-416
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of input validation checking mechanisms during certain mail parsing operations (mbox.c operations on bounce messages). If successfully exploited, the ClamAV software could allow a variable pointing to the mail body which could cause a used after being free (use-after-free) instance which may lead to a disruption of services on an affected device to include a denial of service condition.

Record
CVE-2017-12374
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-3947 No score

The ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of input validation checking mechanisms during certain mail parsing operations (mbox.c operations on bounce messages). If successfully exploited, the ClamAV software could allow a variable pointing to the mail body which could cause a used after being free (use-after-free) instance which may lead to a disruption of services on an affected device to include a denial of service condition.

Record
EUVD-2017-3947
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-83mc-pmqp-53x3 7.5

The ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow...

The ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of input validation checking mechanisms during certain mail parsing operations (mbox.c operations on bounce messages). If successfully exploited, the ClamAV software could allow a variable pointing to the mail body which could cause a used after being free (use-after-free) instance which may lead to a disruption of services on an affected device to include a denial of service condition.

Record
GHSA-83mc-pmqp-53x3
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-416
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2017-12374 7.5

The ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of input validation checking mechanisms during certain mail parsing operations (mbox.c operations on bounce messages). If successfully exploited, the ClamAV software could allow a variable pointing to the mail body which could cause a used after being free (use-after-free) instance which may lead to a disruption of services on an affected device to include a denial of service condition.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2017-12374
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
OSV 7.5

The ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of input validation checking mechanisms during certain mail parsing operations (mbox.c operations on bounce messages). If successfully exploited, the ClamAV software could allow a variable pointing to the mail body which could cause a used after being free (use-after-free) instance which may lead to a disruption of services on an affected device to include a denial of service condition.

Record
CVE-2017-12374
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
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-12374 7.5

The ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of input validation checking mechanisms during certain mail parsing operations (mbox.c operations on bounce messages). If successfully exploited, the ClamAV software could allow a variable pointing to the mail body which could cause a used after being free (use-after-free) instance which may lead to a disruption of services on an affected device to include a denial of service condition.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12374
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-2017-12374 7.5

The ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of input validation checking mechanisms during certain mail parsing operations (mbox.c operations on bounce messages). If successfully exploited, the ClamAV software could allow a variable pointing to the mail body which could cause a used after being free (use-after-free) instance which may lead to a disruption of services on an affected device to include a denial of service condition.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12374
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-2018-0117 No score

Updated clamav packages fix security vulnerability

The ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of input validation checking mechanisms during certain mail parsing operations (mbox.c operations on bounce messages). If successfully exploited, the ClamAV software could allow a variable pointing to the mail body which could cause a used after being free (use-after-free) instance which may lead to a disruption of services on an affected device to include a denial of service condition. (CVE-2017-12374)

The ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of input validation checking mechanisms during certain mail parsing functions (the rfc2047 function in mbox.c). An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted email to the affected device. This action could cause a buffer overflow condition when ClamAV scans the malicious email, allowing the attacker to potentially cause a DoS condition on an affected device. (CVE-2017-12375)

ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or potentially execute arbitrary code on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation checking mechanisms when handling Portable Document Format (.pdf) files sent to an affected device. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted .pdf file to an affected device. This action could cause a handle_pdfname (in pdf.c) buffer overflow when ClamAV scans the malicious file, allowing the attacker to cause a DoS condition or potentially execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-12376)

ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or potentially execute arbitrary code on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation checking mechanisms in mew packet files sent to an affected device. A successful exploit could cause a heap-based buffer over-read condition in mew.c when ClamAV scans the malicious file, allowing the attacker to cause a DoS condition or potentially execute arbitrary code on the affected device. (CVE-2017-12377)

ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation checking mechanisms of .tar (Tape Archive) files sent to an affected device. A successful exploit could cause a checksum buffer over-read condition when ClamAV scans the malicious .tar file, potentially allowing the attacker to cause a DoS condition on the affected device. (CVE-2017-12378)

ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or potentially execute arbitrary code on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation checking mechanisms in the message parsing function on an affected system. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted email to the affected device. This action could cause a messageAddArgument (in message.c) buffer overflow condition when ClamAV scans the malicious email, allowing the attacker to potentially cause a DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on an affected device. (CVE-2017-12379)

ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow…

Record
MGASA-2018-0117
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-3550-1 No score

clamav vulnerabilities

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain mail messages. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-12374, CVE-2017-12375, CVE-2017-12379, CVE-2017-12380)

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain PDF files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-12376)

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain mew packet files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2017-12377)

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain TAR files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2017-12378)

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

Record
USN-3550-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
clamav
Alpine:v3.10
before 0.99.3-r0
0.99.3-r0
clamav
Alpine:v3.11
before 0.99.3-r0
0.99.3-r0
clamav
Alpine:v3.12
before 0.99.3-r0
0.99.3-r0
clamav
Alpine:v3.13
before 0.99.3-r0
0.99.3-r0
clamav
Alpine:v3.8
before 0.99.3-r0
0.99.3-r0
clamav
Alpine:v3.9
before 0.99.3-r0
0.99.3-r0
clamav
Debian:12
before 0.99.3~beta2+dfsg-1
0.99.3~beta2+dfsg-1
clamav
Debian:13
before 0.99.3~beta2+dfsg-1
0.99.3~beta2+dfsg-1
clamav
Debian:14
before 0.99.3~beta2+dfsg-1
0.99.3~beta2+dfsg-1
clamav
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 9 CVEs
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
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
clamav
Mageia:6
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0.99.3-1.mga6
0.99.3-1.mga6
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0.99.3-0.20.3.2
0.99.3-0.20.3.2
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0.99.3-0.20.3.2
0.99.3-0.20.3.2
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-TERADATA
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0.99.3-0.20.3.2
0.99.3-0.20.3.2
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
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
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0.99.3-0.20.3.2
0.99.3-0.20.3.2
clamav
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 6
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
From an advisory covering 11 CVEs
before 0.99.3-33.5.1
0.99.3-33.5.1
clamav
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 0.99.3+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-0ubuntu0.14.04.10.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.10.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
clamav
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 0.99.3+addedllvm-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-1ubuntu1.20.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.10.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.20.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
clamav
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0.99.3+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-0ubuntu0.14.04.10.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.10.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
clamav
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 7 CVEs
before 0.99.3+addedllvm-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-1ubuntu1.20.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.10.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.20.99.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.3
0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1
clamav
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 55 CVEs
before 0.103.3-1.4
0.103.3-1.4

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-2017-12374 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Clamav, published January 26, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.98%, the 92nd percentile. Fixed in clamav 0.99.3-r0.

References

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