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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2017.0291
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2017-0291)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'clamav' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0291 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'clamav' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0291 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain e-mail
messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service (CVE-2017-6418).

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing certain PE
files with WWPack compression. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service
(CVE-2017-6420).

Affected Software/OS:
'clamav' package(s) on Mageia 5, Mageia 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6418
BugTraq ID: 100154
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100154
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-16
https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=11797
https://github.com/varsleak/varsleak-vul/blob/master/clamav-vul/heap-overflow/clamav_email_crash.md
https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-devel/commit/586a5180287262070637c8943f2f7efd652e4a2c
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6420
https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=11798
https://github.com/varsleak/varsleak-vul/blob/master/clamav-vul/use-after-free/clamav-use-after-free-pe.md
https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-devel/commit/dfc00cd3301a42b571454b51a6102eecf58407bc
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