Resource management error in ClamAV - CVE-2015-2170
Published: May 12, 2015 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32420
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2170
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 non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The upx decoder in ClamAV before 0.98.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-2170
Install update from vendor's website.