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GHSA-6QCX-P3RR-PFWF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-05 00:31 – Updated: 2025-11-04 00:31

Details

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.

Severity ?

4.0 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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  "modified": "2025-11-04T00:31:23Z",
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CVE-2024-20505 (GCVE-0-2024-20505)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-09-04 21:23 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:52

Summary

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.

Severity ?

4 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE

CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read

Assigner

cisco

References

URL

Tags

https://blog.clamav.net/2024/09/clamav-141-132-10…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Cisco	ClamAV	Affected: 1.4.0 Affected: 1.3.2 Affected: 1.0.6 Affected: 1.0.5 Affected: 1.0.4 Affected: 1.0.3 Affected: 1.0.2 Affected: 1.0.1 Affected: 1.0.0 Affected: 1.2.x Affected: 0.105.x Affected: 0.104.x Affected: 0.103.11 Affected: 0.103.10 Affected: 0.103.9 Affected: 0.103.8 Affected: 0.103.7 Affected: 0.103.6 Affected: 0.103.5 Affected: 0.103.4 Affected: 0.103.3 Affected: 0.103.2 Affected: 0.103.1 Affected: 0.103.0

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-6QCX-P3RR-PFWF

CVE-2024-20505 (GCVE-0-2024-20505)

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