Fedora EPEL 7 update for clamav

Published: 2019-08-23 | Updated: 2025-04-25

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2019-12900 CVE-2019-12625
CWE-ID	CWE-787 CWE-399
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Fedora Operating systems & Components / Operating system clamav Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU19178

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12900

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the BZ2_decompress() function in decompress.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted archive, trick the victim into opening it using the affected library, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 7

clamav: before 0.101.4-1.el7

CPE2.3

External links

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-EPEL-2019-ae72f875d9

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU21530

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12625

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors