Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libfreshclam3 package, versions <1.4.3-150200.8.14.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES153-LIBFRESHCLAM3-10557641
  • published27 Jun 2025
  • disclosed26 Jun 2025

Introduced: 26 Jun 2025

NewCVE-2025-20234  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.3 libfreshclam3 to version 1.4.3-150200.8.14.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libfreshclam3 package and not the libfreshclam3 package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.3 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability in Universal Disk Format (UDF) processing of ClamAV could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.

This vulnerability is due to a memory overread during UDF file scanning. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted file containing UDF content to be scanned by ClamAV on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to terminate the ClamAV scanning process, resulting in a DoS condition on the affected software. For a description of this vulnerability, see the .

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1