Vulnerability identifier: #VU86262
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
ClamAV
Client/Desktop applications /
Antivirus software/Personal firewalls
Vendor: ClamAV
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the OLE2 file format parser. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
ClamAV: 1.2.0 - 1.2.1, 1.0.0 - 1.0.4
External links
http://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-clamav-hDffu6t
http://github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav-devel/releases/tag/clamav-1.0.5
http://blog.clamav.net/2023/11/clamav-130-122-105-released.html
http://github.com/Cisco-Talos/clamav-devel/releases/tag/clamav-1.2.2
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.