Denial of Service Vulnerability in ClamAV PDF Parser by Cisco
CVE-2018-0361

3.3LOW

Key Information:

Vendor

Clamav

Status
Clamav Before 0.100.1 Unknown
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 July 2018

What is CVE-2018-0361?

A vulnerability in ClamAV's PDF parsing functionality allows for a denial of service attack. Specifically, versions prior to 0.100.1 lack a check on PDF object lengths. This oversight results in excessive parsing times for relatively small PDF files, potentially leading to service disruption. Users are advised to update their ClamAV installations to the latest version to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

ClamAV before 0.100.1 unknown ClamAV before 0.100.1 unknown

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041367
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https://blog.clamav.net/2018/07/clamav-01001-has-been-rel...
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg0...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
3.3
Severity:
LOW
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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