CVE-2016-1405

Description

libclamav in ClamAV (aka Clam AntiVirus), as used in Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices before 9.7.0-125 and Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices before 9.0.1-135 and 9.1.x before 9.1.1-041, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (AMP process restart) via a crafted document, aka Bug IDs CSCuv78533 and CSCuw60503.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.39% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory cisco.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90968 vdb entry
https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-devel/blob/master/ChangeLog
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3093-1 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035993 vdb entry
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160531-wsa-esa vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035994 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1405?
CVE-2016-1405 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1405?
To fix CVE-2016-1405, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1405 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-1405 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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