ClamAV Vulnerability Could Lead to Denial of Service

CVE-2024-20505
7.5HIGH

Key Information

Vendor
Cisco
Status
Clamav
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 September 2024

Summary

A vulnerability in the PDF parsing module of Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) versions 1.4.0, 1.3.2 and prior versions, all 1.2.x versions, 1.0.6 and prior versions, all 0.105.x versions, all 0.104.x versions, and 0.103.11 and all prior versions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to an out of bounds read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted PDF file to be scanned by ClamAV on an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to terminate the scanning process.

Affected Version(s)

ClamAV = 1.4.0

ClamAV = 1.3.2

ClamAV = 1.0.6

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Risk change from: null to: 4 - (MEDIUM)

  • Vulnerability published.

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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