CVE-2016-1372

5.5 MEDIUM
Published: October 03, 2016 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

ClamAV (aka Clam AntiVirus) before 0.99.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted 7z file.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blog.clamav.net/2016/05/clamav-0992-has-been-released.html
Source: psirt@cisco.com
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93221
Source: psirt@cisco.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3093-1
Source: psirt@cisco.com
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=11514
Source: psirt@cisco.com
Issue Tracking
https://foxglovesecurity.com/2016/06/13/finding-pearls-fuzzing-clamav/
Source: psirt@cisco.com
Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory
http://blog.clamav.net/2016/05/clamav-0992-has-been-released.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93221
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3093-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=11514
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
https://foxglovesecurity.com/2016/06/13/finding-pearls-fuzzing-clamav/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.5%
67th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-284

Affected Vendors

canonical clamav

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