Improper Input Validation Affecting clamav package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.13% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-CLAMAV-2381106
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed8 Apr 2021
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 8 Apr 2021

CVE-2021-1404  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for clamav.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. A vulnerability in the PDF parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.103.0 and 0.103.1 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper buffer size tracking that may result in a heap buffer over-read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted PDF 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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CVSS Base Scores

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