CVE-2019-1785CWE-20

Clam AntiVirus RAR Directory Traversal Vulnerability

Critical · published April 8, 2019

CVSS v3.0
9.8
EPSS
2%
Percentile
78.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability in the RAR file scanning functionality of Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.101.1 and 0.101.0 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of proper error-handling mechanisms when processing nested RAR files sent to an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted RAR file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to view or create arbitrary files on the targeted system.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01800 · 78.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation
Published
2019-04-08T19:05Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 APR 19:05Z
    Clam AntiVirus RAR Directory Traversal Vulnerability
    cvelistv5