USN-4230-2

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    USN-4230-2

    Published: 23 Jan 2020Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026

    Summary: clamav vulnerability

    Details: USN-4230-1 fixed a vulnerability in ClamAV. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 12.04 ESM and Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled certain MIME messages. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4230-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-15961

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: clamav

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.102.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1

    Affected versions

    0.97.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4
    0.97.8+dfsg-1ubuntu5

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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