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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.844920
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-4918-3)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'clamav' package(s) announced via the USN-4918-3 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'clamav' package(s) announced via the USN-4918-3 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
USN-4918-1 fixed vulnerabilities in ClamAV. The updated package could
fail to properly scan in some situations. This update fixes
the problem.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing Excel documents.
A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to hang,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-1252)

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing PDF documents. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-1404)

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing email. A remote
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting
in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-1405)

Affected Software/OS:
'clamav' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 20.10, Ubuntu 21.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-1252
Cisco Security Advisory: https://blog.clamav.net/2021/04/clamav-01032-security-patch-release.html
https://blog.clamav.net/2021/04/clamav-01032-security-patch-release.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-1404
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-1405
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-07
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00012.html
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