Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-1798
A vulnerability in the Portable Executable (PE) 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 PE files sent an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malformed PE files to the device running an affected version ClamAV Software. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause an out-of-bounds read condition, resulting in a crash that could result in a denial of service condition on an affected device.
Vulnerability category: Input validationDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2019-1798
- cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-1798
0.16%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 51 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-1798
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
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7.5
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
3.9
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3.6
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Cisco Systems, Inc. | |
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5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-1798
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: ykramarz@cisco.com (Secondary)
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The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-1798
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https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=12262
Bug 12262 – Program received signal SIGSEGV, Segmentation fault.Issue Tracking;Exploit;Patch;Vendor Advisory
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-12
ClamAV: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201904-12) — Gentoo securityThird Party Advisory
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