SB2020071814 - NULL pointer dereference in clamav (Alpine package)
Published: July 18, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020071814
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) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-3481)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the EGG archive module. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.