# CVE-2016-1405: libclamav in ClamAV (aka Clam AntiVirus), as used in Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices befor

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-06-08 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

libclamav in ClamAV (aka Clam AntiVirus), as used in Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) on Cisco Email Security Appliance (ESA) devices before 9.7.0-125 and Web Security Appliance (WSA) devices before 9.0.1-135 and 9.1.x before 9.1.1-041, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (AMP process restart) via a crafted document, aka Bug IDs CSCuv78533 and CSCuw60503.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90968
- https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-devel/blob/master/ChangeLog
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3093-1
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035993
- http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20160531-wsa-esa
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035994

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