Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2015-2222 is a denial-of-service flaw in ClamAV before 0.98.7. A specially crafted Petite-packed file can crash the scanner. The main business risk is interruption of malware scanning for email, upload, gateway, or file-processing workflows that still run affected ClamAV versions. Exposure is most likely where ClamAV scans untrusted files, including mail gateways, web upload services, file shares, and automated malware-scanning pipelines. Systems already updated to ClamAV 0.98.7 or vendor-fixed packages are unlikely to be affected. Treat this as a service-resilience patch, not a confirmed breach signal. It is old, but unpatched scanners can still be crashed by hostile content, potentially weakening malware detection or disrupting file-processing operations. Mitigation focus: Upgrade ClamAV to 0.98.7 or later where upstream packages are used.; Apply the relevant vendor-fixed packages for Ubuntu, Gentoo, or openSUSE systems.; Prioritize internet-facing or high-volume file scanning paths first..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- GLSA-201512-08CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
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