Out-of-bounds Read Affecting clamav-debuginfo package, versions <0:0.103.7-1.amzn2023.0.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-CLAMAVDEBUGINFO-3345349
  • published7 Mar 2023
  • 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:2023 clamav-debuginfo to version 0:0.103.7-1.amzn2023.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2023-052.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream clamav-debuginfo package and not the clamav-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 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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