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FKIE_CVE-2021-1404

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2021-04-08 05:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 03:31
Severity
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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 PDF 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 buffer size tracking that may result in a heap buffer over-read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted PDF file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process to crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.
References
psirt@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
clamav clamav 0.103.0
clamav clamav 0.103.1
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