Input validation error in clamav (Alpine package)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-15961 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
clamav (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU23559
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15961
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input passed via email messages due to overly long parsing of MIME messages. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email message and perform a denial of service attack.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsclamav (Alpine package): 0.101.4-r0 - 0.101.4-r1
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3829358d2fd136e29d76ae5ebaba2b4a6c5349f2
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7d9a604f77a806f33a807efe92e0adccea51ec15
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d4a978d74e6d14729113d02112827a851a2e53fd
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.
