A clamav security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 8 LTS to address a denial of service attack by unauthenticated users via inefficient MIME parsing of especially crafted email file.

Package : clamav
Version : 0.101.5+dfsg-0+deb8u1
CVE ID : CVE-2019-15961
Debian Bug : 945265

It was found that ClamAV, an antivirus software, was susceptible to a
denial of service attack by unauthenticated users via inefficient MIME
parsing of especially crafted email files.

For Debian 8 "Jessie", this problem has been fixed in version
0.101.5+dfsg-0+deb8u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your clamav packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at:   https://wiki.debian.org/LTS