Out-of-bounds Read Affecting clamav-milter package, versions <0:0.103.6-1.amzn2022


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2022-CLAMAVMILTER-2998583
  • published29 Aug 2022
  • disclosed14 Jan 2022

Introduced: 14 Jan 2022

CVE-2022-20698  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2022 clamav-milter to version 0:0.103.6-1.amzn2022 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2022-2022-063.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream clamav-milter package and not the clamav-milter package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2022 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability in the OOXML parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software version 0.104.1 and LTS version 0.103.4 and prior versions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper checks that may result in an invalid pointer read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted OOXML file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process to crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.

CVSS Scores

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