NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting clamav package, versions <0.102.4+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.97% (89th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-CLAMAV-585917
  • published18 Jul 2020
  • disclosed20 Jul 2020

Introduced: 18 Jul 2020

CVE-2020-3481  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 clamav to version 0.102.4+dfsg-1 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 EGG archive parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.102.0 - 0.102.3 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a null pointer dereference. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted EGG 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.

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