CVE-2020-3481

HIGH

ClamAV 0.102.0-0.102.3 - Unauthenticated Denial of Service via EGG Archive Parsing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A vulnerability in the EGG archive parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.102.0 - 0.102.3 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a null pointer dereference. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted EGG file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_cisco
https://blog.clamav.net/2020/07/clamav-01024-security-patch-released.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-23
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4435-1/
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4435-2/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00010.html

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0296
EPSS Percentile 86.7%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-476
Status published
Products (9)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 20.04
clamav/clamav 0.102.0 - 0.102.3
debian/debian_linux 9.0
fedoraproject/fedora 31
fedoraproject/fedora 32
Published Jul 20, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026