Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libclamav12 package, versions <1.4.2-150200.8.3.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES153-LIBCLAMAV12-8685720
  • published4 Feb 2025
  • disclosed3 Feb 2025

Introduced: 3 Feb 2025

NewCVE-2024-20505  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 libclamav12 to version 1.4.2-150200.8.3.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libclamav12 package and not the libclamav12 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.3 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability in the PDF parsing module of Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) versions 1.4.0, 1.3.2 and prior versions, all 1.2.x versions, 1.0.6 and prior versions, all 0.105.x versions, all 0.104.x versions, and 0.103.11 and all prior versions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.

The vulnerability is due to an out of bounds read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted PDF file to be scanned by ClamAV on an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to terminate the scanning process.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1