CVE-2019-1788CWE-20

ClamAV OLE2 File Out-Of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

High · published April 8, 2019

CVSS v3.0
7.5
EPSS
2%
Percentile
78.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability in the Object Linking & Embedding (OLE2) file scanning functionality of Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.101.1 and prior 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 input and validation checking mechanisms for OLE2 files sent an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malformed OLE2 files to the device running an affected version ClamAV Software. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause an out-of-bounds write condition, resulting in a crash that could result in a denial of service condition on an affected device.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01839 · 78.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-20 · Improper Input Validation
Published
2019-04-08T19:15Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 08 APR 19:15Z
    ClamAV OLE2 File Out-Of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
    cvelistv5