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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2022-20803: ClamAV: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2022-20803: ClamAV: Multiple Vulnerabilities

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
02/17/2023
Created
10/03/2023
Added
10/02/2023
Modified
01/28/2025

Description

A vulnerability in the OLE2 file parser of Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) versions 0.104.0 through 0.104.2 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device.The vulnerability is due to incorrect use of the realloc function that may result in a double-free. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted OLE2 file to be scanned by ClamAV on the affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process to crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-antivirus-clamav

References

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