CVE-2018-0202 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in ClamAV before version 0.99.4, affecting various Linux distributions including Canonical, Debian, and Ubuntu. The flaw stems from improper input validation when ClamAV scans specially crafted PDF files, leading to an out-of-bounds read. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), this vulnerability can be triggered by an unauthenticated, remote attacker sending a malicious PDF, causing a denial of service on the affected device. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.99.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
17.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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