NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting clamav package, versions <0.102.4+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1404-CLAMAV-585962
- published 18 Jul 2020
- disclosed 20 Jul 2020
Introduced: 18 Jul 2020
CVE-2020-3481 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 clamav to version 0.102.4+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1 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 Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 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.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2020-3481
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-3481
- https://blog.clamav.net/2020/07/clamav-01024-security-patch-released.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IJ67VH37NCG25PICGWFWZHSVG7PBT7MC/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QM7EXJHDEZJLWM2NKH6TCDXOBP5NNYIN/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-23
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00010.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4435-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4435-2/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IJ67VH37NCG25PICGWFWZHSVG7PBT7MC/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QM7EXJHDEZJLWM2NKH6TCDXOBP5NNYIN/