OS Command Injection in ClamAV - CVE-2024-20328
Published: February 7, 2024 / Updated: February 8, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86229
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-20328
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the "VirusEvent" feature. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
ClamAV
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
Ubuntu
clamav (Ubuntu package)
clamav
app-antivirus/clamav
Gentoo Linux
Fedora
Ubuntu
clamav (Ubuntu package)
clamav
app-antivirus/clamav
How to mitigate CVE-2024-20328
Install updates from vendor's website.
ClamAV - addressed in versions 1.0.5, 1.2.2
clamav (Ubuntu package) - update to 1.0.5+dfsg-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
clamav - addressed in versions 1.0.5-1.el9, 1.0.5-1.fc38, 1.0.5-1.fc39
app-antivirus/clamav - update to 1.4.1
clamav (Ubuntu package) - update to 1.0.5+dfsg-0ubuntu0.23.10.1
clamav - addressed in versions 1.0.5-1.el9, 1.0.5-1.fc38, 1.0.5-1.fc39
app-antivirus/clamav - update to 1.4.1