Resource management error in ClamAV - CVE-2019-12625
Published: October 3, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21530
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: ClamAV
Affected software:
ClamAV
ClamAV
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of large zip archives. A remote attacker can send an overly large zip file and consume all available system resources.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-12625
Install updates from vendor's website.