CVE-2020-3481

Severity
7.5HIGH
EPSS
3.0%
top 13.51%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJul 20
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A vulnerability in the EGG archive parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.102.0 - 0.102.3 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a null pointer dereference. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted EGG 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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

CVEListV5cisco/clamavunspecified0.102.4
Debianclamav< 0.102.4+dfsg-1+3
NVDclamav/clamav0.102.00.102.3

Also affects: Debian Linux 9.0, Fedora 31, 32, Ubuntu Linux 12.04, 14.04, 16.04, 18.04, 20.04

🔴Vulnerability Details

5
GHSA
GHSA-q62q-9vgf-p9j3: A vulnerability in the EGG archive parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 02022-05-24
OSV
clamav vulnerabilities2020-07-27
OSV
clamav vulnerabilities2020-07-27
CVEList
Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software Null Pointer Dereference Vulnerability2020-07-20
OSV
CVE-2020-3481: A vulnerability in the EGG archive parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 02020-07-20

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
ClamAV vulnerabilities2020-07-27
Ubuntu
ClamAV vulnerabilities2020-07-27
Debian
CVE-2020-3481: clamav - A vulnerability in the EGG archive parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Sof...2020

💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-3481 clamav: improper error handling causing crash due to NULL pointer dereference [fedora-all]2020-07-17
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-3481 clamav: improper error handling causing crash due to NULL pointer dereference2020-07-17
Bugzilla
CVE-2020-3481 clamav: improper error handling causing crash due to NULL pointer dereference [epel-all]2020-07-17
CVE-2020-3481 (HIGH CVSS 7.5) | A vulnerability in the EGG archive | cvebase.io