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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2020-3327: Security patch for clamav (ALAS-2020-1433)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2020-3327: Security patch for clamav (ALAS-2020-1433)

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
05/13/2020
Created
09/19/2020
Added
09/17/2020
Modified
09/17/2020

Description

A vulnerability in the ARJ archive parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.102.2 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a heap buffer overflow read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted ARJ 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.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-clamav

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