CVE-2019-15961

 

Published at: - 15-01-2020 08:15

Last modified: - 19-10-2022 08:54

Total changes: - 2

Description

A vulnerability in the email parsing module Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.102.0, 0.101.4 and prior could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to inefficient MIME parsing routines that result in extremely long scan times of specially formatted email files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted email file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process to scan the crafted email file indefinitely, resulting in a denial of service condition.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://quickview.cloudapps.cisco.com/quickview/bug/CSCvr56010
• https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=12380
• USN-4230-2-Third Party Advisory
• [debian-lts-announce] 20200218 [SECURITY] [DLA 2108-1] clamav security update-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• GLSA-202003-46-Third Party Advisory

 

Keywords

NVD

 

CVE-2019-15961

 

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Common vulnerabilities & exposures

 

CVSS

 

Common vulnerability scoring system

 

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