CVE-2021-1405

High

Description

A vulnerability in the email parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software version 0.103.1 and all prior versions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper variable initialization that may result in an NULL pointer read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted email to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
ProductClamav
PublishedApr 8, 2021
First seenApr 8, 2021
Weakness typeCWE-120CWE-120

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
clamav clamavv ≤ 0.103.1—
debian debian_linux9.0—

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