Improper Input Validation Affecting clamav package, versions [,0.92]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
17.83% (97th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-CLAMAV-2381211
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed31 Dec 2007
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 31 Dec 2007

CVE-2007-6596  (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. ClamAV 0.92 does not recognize Base64 UUEncoded archives, which allows remote attackers to bypass the scanner via a Base64-UUEncoded file.

CVSS Scores

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