Improper Input Validation Affecting clamav package, versions <0.102.3-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.36% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE323-CLAMAV-14177538
  • published4 Dec 2025
  • disclosed13 May 2020

Introduced: 13 May 2020

CVE-2020-3341  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.23 clamav to version 0.102.3-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream clamav package and not the clamav package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.23 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability in the PDF archive parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.101 - 0.102.2 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a stack buffer overflow read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted PDF file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1