Out-of-bounds Read Affecting clamav package, versions <0.103.5+dfsg-0+deb11u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-CLAMAV-2338689
  • published13 Jan 2022
  • disclosed14 Jan 2022

Introduced: 13 Jan 2022

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 clamav to version 0.103.5+dfsg-0+deb11u1 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 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.

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