QID 198334

Date Published: 2021-04-26

QID 198334: Ubuntu Security Notification for ClamAV vulnerabilities (USN-4918-1)

Clamav incorrectly handled parsing excel documents
Clamav incorrectly handled parsing pdf documents
Clamav incorrectly handled parsing email

A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to hang, resulting in a denial of service
(CVE-2021-1252)
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service
(CVE-2021-1404)
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service
(CVE-2021-1405)

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.8 severity.

Solution

Refer to Ubuntu advisory: USN-4918-1 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.

Vendor References

USN-4918-1 - usn.ubuntu.com/4918-1

CVEs related to QID 198334

CVE-2021-1405 | CVE-2021-1404 | CVE-2021-1252 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
USN-4918-1	Ubuntu Linux		usn.ubuntu.com/4918-1

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