CVE-2015-2170
The upx decoder in ClamAV before 0.98.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
The upx decoder in ClamAV before 0.98.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.0
The upx decoder in ClamAV before 0.98.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.
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CVE-2015-2170- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The upx decoder in ClamAV before 0.98.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.
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CVE-2015-2170- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-2279 No score
The upx decoder in ClamAV before 0.98.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.
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EUVD-2015-2279- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-934m-45xh-8j2f No score
The upx decoder in ClamAV before 0.98.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
The upx decoder in ClamAV before 0.98.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.
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GHSA-934m-45xh-8j2f- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The upx decoder in ClamAV before 0.98.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.
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CVE-2015-2170- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-2170 No score
The upx decoder in ClamAV before 0.98.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.
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DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2170- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVMGASA-2015-0190 No score
Updated clamav packages fix security vulnerabilities
This updates fixes the following security issues:
Fix infinite loop condition on crafted y0da cryptor file. Identified and patch suggested by Sebastian Andrzej Siewior. CVE-2015-2221
Fix crash on crafted petite packed file. Reported and patch supplied by Sebastian Andrzej Siewior. CVE-2015-2222.
Fix an infinite loop condition on a crafted "xz" archive file. This was reported by Dimitri Kirchner and Goulven Guiheux.CVE-2015-2668
Apply upstream patch for possible heap overflow in Henry Spencer's regex library. CVE-2015-2305
Fix crash in upx decoder with crafted file. Discovered and patch supplied by Sebastian Andrzej Siewior. CVE-2015-2170
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MGASA-2015-0190- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10571-1 No score
clamav-0.99.2-4.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the clamav-0.99.2-4.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
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openSUSE-SU-2024:10571-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0298-1 No score
Recommended update for clamav
The antivirus scanner ClamAV has been updated to version 0.98.3, which includes the following fixes and enhancements:
* Support for common raw disk image formats using 512 byte sectors,
specifically GPT, APM, and MBR partitioning.
* All ClamAV sockets (clamd, freshclam, clamav-milter, clamdscan,
clamdtop) now support IPV6 addresses and configuration parameters.
* Use OpenSSL file hash functions for improved performance.
* Improved detection of malware scripts within image files.
* Miscellaneous bug fixes and documentation improvements.
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SUSE-SU-2015:0298-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0871-1 No score
Recommended update for clamav
The antivirus scanner ClamAV has been updated to version 0.98.3, which includes the following fixes and enhancements:
* Support for common raw disk image formats using 512 byte sectors,
specifically GPT, APM, and MBR partitioning.
* All ClamAV sockets (clamd, freshclam, clamav-milter, clamdscan,
clamdtop) now support IPV6 addresses and configuration parameters.
* Use OpenSSL file hash functions for improved performance.
* Improved detection of malware scripts within image files.
* Miscellaneous bug fixes and documentation improvements.
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SUSE-SU-2015:0871-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0882-1 No score
Security update for clamav
The ClamAV antivirus engine was updated to version 0.98.7 to fix several security and non security issues.
The following vulnerabilities were fixed (bsc#929192):
- CVE-2015-2170: Fix crash in upx decoder with crafted file. Discovered and patch supplied by Sebastian Andrzej Siewior.
- CVE-2015-2221: Fix infinite loop condition on crafted y0da cryptor file. Identified and patch suggested by Sebastian Andrzej Siewior.
- CVE-2015-2222: Fix crash on crafted petite packed file. Reported and patch supplied by Sebastian Andrzej Siewior.
- CVE-2015-2668: Fix an infinite loop condition on a crafted 'xz' archive file. This was reported by Dimitri Kirchner and Goulven Guiheux.
- CVE-2015-2305: Apply upstream patch for possible heap overflow in Henry Spencer's regex library.
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SUSE-SU-2015:0882-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0882-2 No score
Security update for clamav
The ClamAV antivirus engine was updated to version 0.98.7 to fix several security and non security issues.
The following vulnerabilities were fixed (bsc#929192):
- CVE-2015-2170: Fix crash in upx decoder with crafted file. Discovered and patch supplied by Sebastian Andrzej Siewior.
- CVE-2015-2221: Fix infinite loop condition on crafted y0da cryptor file. Identified and patch suggested by Sebastian Andrzej Siewior.
- CVE-2015-2222: Fix crash on crafted petite packed file. Reported and patch supplied by Sebastian Andrzej Siewior.
- CVE-2015-2668: Fix an infinite loop condition on a crafted 'xz' archive file. This was reported by Dimitri Kirchner and Goulven Guiheux.
- CVE-2015-2305: Apply upstream patch for possible heap overflow in Henry Spencer's regex library.
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SUSE-SU-2015:0882-2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-2170 No score
The upx decoder in ClamAV before 0.98.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.
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UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2170- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2594-1 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.
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USN-2594-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
clamavDebian:12 |
before 0.98.7+dfsg-1 | 0.98.7+dfsg-1 |
clamavDebian:13 |
before 0.98.7+dfsg-1 | 0.98.7+dfsg-1 |
clamavDebian:14 |
before 0.98.7+dfsg-1 | 0.98.7+dfsg-1 |
clamavDebian:6.0 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0.98.7+dfsg-0+deb6u1, plus listed versions 0.96.5+dfsg-1.10.97+dfsg-10.97+dfsg-20.97+dfsg-2~lenny10.97+dfsg-2~squeeze1 Show 45 moreShow less0.97+dfsg-2~volatile10.97.1+dfsg-10.97.1+dfsg-1~lenny10.97.1+dfsg-1~squeeze10.97.2+dfsg-10.97.2+dfsg-1~lenny10.97.2+dfsg-1~squeeze10.97.3+dfsg-10.97.3+dfsg-1~lenny10.97.3+dfsg-1~squeeze10.97.3+dfsg-20.97.3+dfsg-2.10.97.3+dfsg-2.20.97.5+dfsg-10.97.5+dfsg-20.97.5+dfsg-30.97.5+dfsg-3~squeeze10.97.5+dfsg-40.97.5+dfsg-50.97.5+dfsg-60.97.5+dfsg-6~squeeze10.97.6+dfsg-10.97.6+dfsg-1~squeeze10.97.7+dfsg-10.97.7+dfsg-1~squeeze10.97.8+dfsg-10.97.8+dfsg-1+powerpcspe10.97.8+dfsg-1~squeeze10.98+dfsg-10.98.1+dfsg-10.98.1+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-10.98.4+dfsg-20.98.4~rc1+dfsg-10.98.4~rc1+dfsg-20.98.4~rc1+dfsg-30.98.5+dfsg-10.98.5+dfsg-20.98.5+dfsg-3 |
0.98.7+dfsg-0+deb6u1 |
clamavMageia:4 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0.98.7-1.mga4 | 0.98.7-1.mga4 |
clamavSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0.98.7-13.1 | 0.98.7-13.1 |
clamavSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0.98.7-13.1 | 0.98.7-13.1 |
clamavSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0.98.7-13.1 | 0.98.7-13.1 |
clamavUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 0.98.7+dfsg-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 Show 4 moreShow less0.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu10.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1.10.98.5+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.10.98.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
clamavUbuntu:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0.98.7+dfsg-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 Show 4 moreShow less0.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu10.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1.10.98.5+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.10.98.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 |
clamavopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 16 CVEs |
before 0.99.2-4.1 | 0.99.2-4.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| 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-2015-2170 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Clamav, published May 28, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.19%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in clamav 0.98.7+dfsg-1.
References
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-2594-1
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201512-08
blog.clamav.net/2015/04/clamav-0987-has-been-released.html
securityfocus.com/bid/74443
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-05/msg00024.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2170
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-934m-45xh-8j2f
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-2170
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2015-0190.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15792
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/03/1
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/03/2
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/03/3
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/03/4
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/05/03/5
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20150298-1
bugzilla.suse.com/816865
bugzilla.suse.com/841815
bugzilla.suse.com/865883
bugzilla.suse.com/877475
bugzilla.suse.com/903489
bugzilla.suse.com/903719
bugzilla.suse.com/904207
bugzilla.suse.com/906077
bugzilla.suse.com/906770
bugzilla.suse.com/915512
bugzilla.suse.com/916214
bugzilla.suse.com/916215
bugzilla.suse.com/916217
bugzilla.suse.com/929192
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2020
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-2021
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-6497
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9050
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9328
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1461
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1462
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1463
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2170
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2221
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2222
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2305
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2668
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20150871-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20150882-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20150882-2
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2170
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2594-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2170
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2221
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2222
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2305
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2668
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-0405
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2721
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3627
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1457
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1458
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-1459
Left out here: 10 versions. The JSON record has them.