USN-4918-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4918-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4918-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4918-2
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Published
2021-04-20T14:23:24.853371Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:27Z
Summary
clamav vulnerabilities
Details

USN-4918-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in ClamAV. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM. Original advisory details:

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing Excel documents. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to hang, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-1252)

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing PDF documents. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-1404)

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing email. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2021-1405)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / clamav

Package

Name
clamav
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/clamav@0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1

Affected versions

0.*

0.97.8+dfsg-1ubuntu4
0.97.8+dfsg-1ubuntu5
0.98.1+dfsg-1ubuntu4
0.98.1+dfsg-1ubuntu5
0.98.1+dfsg-2ubuntu2
0.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1
0.98.1+dfsg-4ubuntu1.1
0.98.5+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
0.98.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
0.98.7+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
0.99.2+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
0.99.4+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.14.04.2
0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.14.04.3
0.100.1+dfsg-1ubuntu0.14.04.4
0.100.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
0.100.2+dfsg-1ubuntu0.14.04.2
0.100.3+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
0.100.3+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1
0.101.4+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1
0.102.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1
0.102.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1
0.102.3+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1
0.102.4+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "clamav"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "clamav-base"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "clamav-daemon"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "clamav-docs"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "clamav-freshclam"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "clamav-milter"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "clamav-testfiles"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libclamav-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "libclamav9"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-1252",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-1404",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "id": "CVE-2021-1405",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}