Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS : ClamAV regression (USN-3722-3)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 111374

Synopsis

The remote Ubuntu host is missing a security update.

Description

USN-3722-1 fixed vulnerabilities in ClamAV. The updated ClamAV version removed some configuration options which caused the daemon to fail to start in environments where the ClamAV configuration file was manually edited. This update fixes the problem.

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It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain HWP files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to hang, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-0360)

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain PDF files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause ClamAV to hang, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2018-0361).

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Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3722-3

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 111374

File Name: ubuntu_USN-3722-3.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 7/27/2018

Updated: 10/20/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-0361

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-0360

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:clamav, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:clamav-base, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:clamav-daemon, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:clamav-freshclam, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:clamav-milter, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:clamav-testfiles, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:clamdscan, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libclamav-dev, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libclamav7, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/26/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/16/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-0360, CVE-2018-0361

USN: 3722-3