CVE-2021-1404

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A vulnerability in the PDF parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.103.0 and 0.103.1 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper buffer size tracking that may result in a heap buffer over-read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted PDF file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process to crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.

7.5 /10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0 /10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References
Link Resource
https://blog.clamav.net/2021/04/clamav-01032-security-patch-release.html Release Notes Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.103.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.103.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

05 Aug 2022, 17:18

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CWE CWE-20 CWE-125

20 Apr 2021, 16:46

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.103.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.103.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : 5.0
v3 : 7.5
References (CISCO) https://blog.clamav.net/2021/04/clamav-01032-security-patch-release.html - (CISCO) https://blog.clamav.net/2021/04/clamav-01032-security-patch-release.html - Release Notes, Vendor Advisory

13 Apr 2021, 13:15

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Summary A vulnerability in the email parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software version 0.103.0 and all prior versions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper variable initialization that may result in an NULL pointer read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted email to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process crash, resulting in a denial of service condition. A vulnerability in the PDF parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.103.0 and 0.103.1 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper buffer size tracking that may result in a heap buffer over-read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted PDF file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process to crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.

08 Apr 2021, 05:15

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New CVE
Information

Published : 2021-04-08 05:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:55

NVD link : CVE-2021-1404

Mitre link : CVE-2021-1404

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-1404

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Products Affected

clamav

  • clamav
CWE
CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation