CVE-2018-15378
ClamAV Denial of Service Buffer Overread
Description
A vulnerability in ClamAV versions prior to 0.100.2 could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to an error related to the MEW unpacker within the "unmew11()" function (libclamav/mew.c), which can be exploited to trigger an invalid read memory access via a specially crafted EXE file.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 15, 2018, 5:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 9, 2019, 11:35 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-15378
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-15378.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=12170 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00014.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/83000/ | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-12 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3789-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3789-2/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.flexera.com/company/secunia-research/advisories/SR-2018-23.html | Third Party Advisory |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-15378 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-15378 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE Cisco Systems, Inc. CWE-125 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 25, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-12 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-12 Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 11, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-12 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://www.flexera.com/company/secunia-research/advisories/SR-2018-23.html No Types Assigned https://www.flexera.com/company/secunia-research/advisories/SR-2018-23.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00014.html Third Party Advisory https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00014.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://www.flexera.com/company/secunia-research/advisories/SR-2018-23.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3789-2/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3789-2/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3789-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3789-1/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=12170 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=12170 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/83000/ No Types Assigned https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/83000/ Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00014.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00014.html Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-125 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.100.2 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 25, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00014.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 17, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3789-2/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 16, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3789-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 15, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A vulnerability in ClamAV versions prior to 0.100.2 could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to an error related to the MEW unpacker within the “unmew11()?? function (libclamav/mew.c), which can be exploited to trigger an invalid read memory access via a specially crafted EXE file. A vulnerability in ClamAV versions prior to 0.100.2 could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability is due to an error related to the MEW unpacker within the "unmew11()" function (libclamav/mew.c), which can be exploited to trigger an invalid read memory access via a specially crafted EXE file.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-15378 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-15378
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.22 }} 0.06%
score
0.60123
percentile