Vulnerability · Published Feb 5, 2020 · Assigned by cisco
CVE-2020-3123
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity out-of-bounds read in ClamAV from Cisco. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.6% (higher than 85% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A vulnerability in the Data-Loss-Prevention (DLP) module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.102.1 and 0.102.0 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to an out-of-bounds read affecting users that have enabled the optional DLP feature. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted email 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.20 | clamav | 0.102.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-3123 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | clamav | 0.102.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-3123 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | clamav | 0.102.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-3123 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | clamav | 0.102.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-3123 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | clamav | 0.102.1-r0 | ALPINE-CVE-2020-3123 |
| Debian:12 | clamav | 0.102.2+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-3123 |
| Debian:13 | clamav | 0.102.2+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-3123 |
| Debian:14 | clamav | 0.102.2+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-3123 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-125 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://quickview.cloudapps.cisco.com/quickview/bug/CSCvs59062 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CISCO
- https://blog.clamav.net/2020/02/clamav-01022-security-patch-released.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- USN-4280-1 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- USN-4280-2 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- GLSA-202003-46 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO