CVE-2019-1798 Information
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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.
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Reference
https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=12262 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-12
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction Required
NONE
Scope
REQUIRED
Confidentiality Impact
UNCHANGED
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Base Score
HIGH
Base Severity
5.5