Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2019-1789 |
CWE-ID | CWE-125 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
ClamAV Client/Desktop applications / Antivirus software/Personal firewalls |
Vendor | ClamAV |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU30707
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1789
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
ClamAV versions prior to 0.101.2 are susceptible to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. An out-of-bounds heap read condition may occur when scanning PE files. An example is Windows EXE and DLL files that have been packed using Aspack as a result of inadequate bound-checking.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsClamAV: 0.101.0 - 0.101.1
External linkshttp://blog.clamav.net/2019/03/clamav-01012-and-01003-patches-have.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.