cve-2021-1252
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-04-08 04:25
Modified
2024-11-08 23:25
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
A vulnerability in the Excel XLM macro parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.103.0 and 0.103.1 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper error handling that may result in an infinite loop. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted Excel file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process hang, resulting in a denial of service condition.
References
ykramarz@cisco.comhttps://blog.clamav.net/2021/04/clamav-01032-security-patch-release.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blog.clamav.net/2021/04/clamav-01032-security-patch-release.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Cisco ClamAV Version: 0.103.0
Version: 0.103.1
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