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CVE-2018-1000085

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-1000085 is an out-of-bounds heap memory read vulnerability in ClamAV version 0.99.3's XAR parser, affecting various distributions of ClamAV on Canonical, Debian, and Ubuntu Linux. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) can be triggered when a user scans a specially crafted XAR file, potentially leading to memory leakage that could aid in developing further exploit chains. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.99.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.99.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.64%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0164 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 5,765 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / Cisco-Talos/clamav-devel/commit/d96a6b8bcc7439fa7e3876207aa0a8e79c8451b6
Patch
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/03/msg00011.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201804-16
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3592-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3592-2
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/09/29/4
Issue TrackingMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory