CVE-2019-1798

MEDIUM

Clamav < 0.101.1 - Improper Input Validation

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the Portable Executable (PE) file scanning functionality of Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.101.1 and prior 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 input and validation checking mechanisms for PE files sent an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malformed PE files to the device running an affected version ClamAV Software. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause an out-of-bounds read condition, resulting in a crash that could result in a denial of service condition on an affected device.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=12262
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-12

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0158
EPSS Percentile 81.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-125 CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
clamav/clamav < 0.101.1
Published Apr 08, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026