CVE-2019-1798 Clam AntiVirus PE File Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in ClamAV by sending malformed PE files, triggering an out-of-bounds read and crash.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-1798?
CVE-2019-1798 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Clamav Clamav, published on 8 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1798?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Clamav Clamav.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1798?
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-2019-1798 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1798 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Clamav Clamav
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-1798, GHSA-jpf2-6cx5-3qxh.