CVE-2020-3341 HIGH

CVE-2020-3341: ClamAV PDF Parsing Denial of Service Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product ClamAV
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published May 13, 2020
Last update November 15, 2024

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability in the PDF archive parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.101 - 0.102.2 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a stack buffer overflow 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 crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 13, 2020 CVE published
November 15, 2024 Record updated