SB2019110523 - Out-of-bounds read in ClamAV ClamAV
Published: November 5, 2019 Updated: July 17, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019110523
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1789)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
ClamAV versions prior to 0.101.2 are susceptible to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. An out-of-bounds heap read condition may occur when scanning PE files. An example is Windows EXE and DLL files that have been packed using Aspack as a result of inadequate bound-checking.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.