CVE-2024-20505
clamav - security update
Description
A vulnerability in the PDF parsing module of Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) versions 1.4.0, 1.3.2 and prior versions, all 1.2.x versions, 1.0.6 and prior versions, all 0.105.x versions, all 0.104.x versions, and 0.103.11 and all prior versions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to an out of bounds read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted PDF file to be scanned by ClamAV on an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to terminate the scanning process.
How to fix CVE-2024-20505
To remediate CVE-2024-20505, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.0.7+dfsg-1~deb11u1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.0.7+dfsg-1~deb11u1 or later
Is CVE-2024-20505 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.0.7+dfsg-1~deb11u1
- from 0, < 1.0.7+dfsg-1~deb11u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |