CVE-2021-1405
HIGHClamAV < 0.103.1 - Unauthenticated Denial of Service via Email Parsing
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the email parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software version 0.103.1 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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://blog.clamav.net/2021/04/clamav-01032-security-patch-release.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00012.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-07
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0316
EPSS Percentile
86.2%
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-909
CWE-120
Status
published
Products (2)
clamav/clamav
< 0.103.1
debian/debian_linux
9.0
Published
Apr 08, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026