CVE-2020-3481
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CVE-2020-3481 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability in the EGG archive parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.102.0 - 0.102.3 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a null pointer dereference. EPSS estimates a 3.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A vulnerability in the EGG archive parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.102.0 - 0.102.3 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a null pointer dereference. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted EGG file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Clamav | Clamav | >= 0.102.0, <= 0.102.3 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 12.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 14.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 20.04 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 9.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 31 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 32 |
References
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-23Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4435-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4435-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00010.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-23Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4435-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4435-2/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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