CVE-2019-1785
HIGHClamAV 0.101.0-0.101.1 - Path Traversal and Arbitrary File Write via RAR File Processing
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the RAR file scanning functionality of Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.101.1 and 0.101.0 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of proper error-handling mechanisms when processing nested RAR files sent to an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted RAR file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to view or create arbitrary files on the targeted system.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=12284
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-12
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0180
EPSS Percentile
75.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-20
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (2)
clamav/clamav
0.101.0
clamav/clamav
0.101.1
Published
Apr 08, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026