CVE-2022-20803
Published: 17 February 2023
A vulnerability in the OLE2 file parser of Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) versions 0.104.0 through 0.104.2 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device.The vulnerability is due to incorrect use of the realloc function that may result in a double-free. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted OLE2 file to be scanned by ClamAV on the affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process to crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.
Notes
Author | Note |
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mdeslaur | per upstream, only affects 0.104.0 to 0.104.2 |
Priority
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 7.5 |
Attack vector | Network |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |