CVE-2019-12625 ClamAV Zip Bomb Vulnerability
An unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service in ClamAV by sending crafted zip bomb messages, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-12625?
CVE-2019-12625 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Clamav Clamav, published on 5 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
ClamAV versions prior to 0.101.3 are susceptible to a zip bomb vulnerability where an unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service condition by sending crafted messages to an affected system.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12625?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Clamav Clamav.
How do I fix CVE-2019-12625?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2019-12625 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12625 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Clamav Clamav
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2019-12625, CLEANSTART-2026-OC45809, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-12625, GHSA-fj79-gf26-7c3p, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-12625.