#VU62798 Memory leak in ClamAV - CVE-2022-20785
Published: May 4, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62798
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2022-20785
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ClamAV
ClamAV
Software vendor:
ClamAV
ClamAV
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak when parsing HTML files. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted HTML file to the antivirus software, trigger memory leak and perform denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.