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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-15378

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.

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CVE-2018-15378

core-osv · Original source

Published 15 Oct 2018, 17:29 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2018-15378
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "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.",
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        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3789-1/",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3789-2/",
        "https://www.flexera.com/company/secunia-research/advisories/SR-2018-23.html",
        "https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/83000/",
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