CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-37167

HIGH
8.4
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

ClamAV versions prior to 0.103.0-rc contain a vulnerability in function name processing through the ClamBC bytecode interpreter that allows attackers to manipulate bytecode function names. Attackers can exploit the weak input validation in function name encoding to potentially execute malicious bytecode or cause unexpected behavior in the ClamAV engine.

How to fix

Remediation Available
clamavDebian
Fixed in:0.103.0+dfsg-1CVE-2020-37167
Fixed in:0.103.0+dfsg-1CVE-2020-37167
Fixed in:0.103.0+dfsg-1CVE-2020-37167
Fixed in:0.103.0+dfsg-1CVE-2020-37167

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.17%probability of exploitation in 30 days
7thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 7% of all known CVEs.

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