CVE-2022-20698 HIGH

CVE-2022-20698: Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Denial of Service Vulnerability

Vendor Cisco
Product ClamAV
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published January 14, 2022
Last update November 6, 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 OOXML parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software version 0.104.1 and LTS version 0.103.4 and prior versions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper checks that may result in an invalid pointer read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted OOXML 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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 14, 2022 CVE published
November 6, 2024 Record updated