SB2021040720 - Multiple vulnerabilities in ClamAV 



SB2021040720 - Multiple vulnerabilities in ClamAV

Published: April 7, 2021 Updated: May 3, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021040720
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 75% Low 25%
  • Low
  • Medium
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Insecure DLL loading (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1386)

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to the application loads DLL libraries in an insecure manner. A local user can place a malicious .dll file in certain location on the system and execute arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges.

Note, the vulnerability affects Windows installations only.


2) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1405)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted email to the server and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1404)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the PDF parsing module. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, pass it to the application, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


4) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-1252)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in the Excel XLM macro parsing module. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.