A vulnerability in the PDF parsing module of Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) versions 1.4.0, 1.3.2 and prior versions, all 1.2.x versions, 1.0.6 and prior versions, all 0.105.x versions, all 0.104.x versions, and 0.103.11 and all prior versions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.
The vulnerability is due to an out of bounds read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted PDF file to be scanned by ClamAV on an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to terminate the scanning process.
                
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                    Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000
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| Metrics | epss 
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Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:45:00 +0000
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| First Time appeared | Clamav Clamav clamav | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-125 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products | Clamav Clamav clamav | 
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| Metrics | ssvc 
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Wed, 04 Sep 2024 21:30:00 +0000
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| Description | A vulnerability in the PDF parsing module of Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) versions 1.4.0, 1.3.2 and prior versions, all 1.2.x versions, 1.0.6 and prior versions, all 0.105.x versions, all 0.104.x versions, and 0.103.11 and all prior versions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to an out of bounds read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted PDF file to be scanned by ClamAV on an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to terminate the scanning process. | |
| Title | ClamAV Memory Handling DoS | |
| References |  | |
| Metrics | cvssV3_1 
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 MITRE
                        MITRE
                    Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: cisco
Published: 2024-09-04T21:23:55.715Z
Updated: 2025-03-25T16:00:08.806Z
Reserved: 2023-11-08T15:08:07.688Z
Link: CVE-2024-20505
 Vulnrichment
                        Vulnrichment
                    Updated: 2024-09-05T13:35:18.482Z
 NVD
                        NVD
                    Status : Modified
Published: 2024-09-04T22:15:03.887
Modified: 2025-03-25T16:15:17.613
Link: CVE-2024-20505
 Redhat
                        Redhat
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