SUSE update for clamav



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-20698
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

clamav-debugsource
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

clamav-debuginfo
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

clamav
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU59832

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-20698

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a flaw in the OOXML parsing module. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted OOXML file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected package clamav to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP5

clamav-debugsource: before 0.103.5-3.15.1

clamav-debuginfo: before 0.103.5-3.15.1

clamav: before 0.103.5-3.15.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20220160-1/


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.



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