CVE-2019-1785 CRITICAL

CVE-2019-1785: Clam AntiVirus RAR Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product ClamAV
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published April 8, 2019
Last update November 19, 2024

CVSS base score

9.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the RAR file scanning functionality of Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.101.1 and 0.101.0 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of proper error-handling mechanisms when processing nested RAR files sent to an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted RAR file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to view or create arbitrary files on the targeted system.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 8, 2019 CVE published
November 19, 2024 Record updated