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CVE-2024-20505

Public on 2024-09-04
Modified on 2024-09-10
Description

A vulnerability in the PDF parsing module of Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) versions 1.4.0, 1.3.2 and prior versions, all 1.2.x versions, 1.0.6 and prior versions, all 0.105.x versions, all 0.104.x versions, and 0.103.11 and all prior versions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.
The vulnerability is due to an out of bounds read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted PDF file to be scanned by ClamAV on an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to terminate the scanning process.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
4.0
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core clamav 2024-09-25 22:07 ALAS2-2024-2644
Amazon Linux 2023 clamav 2024-10-10 03:02 ALAS2023-2024-737

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
NVD CVSSv3 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L