CVE-2017-12379

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 13%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or potentially execute arbitrary code on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation checking mechanisms in the message parsing function on an affected system. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted email to the affected device. This action could cause a messageAddArgument (in message.c) buffer overflow condition when ClamAV scans the malicious email, allowing the attacker to potentially cause a DoS condition or execute arbitrary code on an affected device.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
75(Track)
EG Risk 75/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
13%
EPSS %ILE
96%
KEV
Not listed

Published

January 26, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Sep 5, 2026
Patch available.
generic Patch Available

[SECURITY] [DLA 1261-1] clamav security update

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00035.html
generic

ClamAV® blog: ClamAV 0.99.3 has been released!

http://blog.clamav.net/2018/01/clamav-0993-has-been-released.html

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuclamav (0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.12.04.1) @ precise2026-05-28ubuntu
ubuntulibclamav7 (0.99.3+addedllvm-0ubuntu0.16.04.1) @ xenial2026-05-28ubuntu

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(11 across 11 ecosystems)
Alpine:v3.10(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
clamav—0.99.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
clamav—0.99.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
clamav—0.99.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
clamav—0.99.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.8(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
clamav—0.99.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.9(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
clamav—0.99.3-r0—
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
clamav—0.99.3~beta2+dfsg-1—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
clamav—0.99.3~beta2+dfsg-1—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
clamav—0.99.3~beta2+dfsg-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
clamav—0.99.3~beta2+dfsg-1—
Debian:7(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
clamav0.97.8+dfsg-1 ... 0.99~rc2+dfsg-2 (55 versions)0.99.2+dfsg-0+deb7u4—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

(2)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-12379?
CVE-2017-12379 is a critical vulnerability published on January 26, 2018. ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or potentially execute arbitrary code on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper input validation checking…
When was CVE-2017-12379 disclosed?
CVE-2017-12379 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 26, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-12379 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-12379 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 13% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 4.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-12379?
CVE-2017-12379 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2017-12379?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-12379, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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