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CVE-2022-20792

HIGH
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the regex module used by the signature database load module of Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) versions 0.104.0 through 0.104.2 and LTS version 0.103.5 and prior versions could allow an authenticated, local attacker to crash ClamAV at database load time, and possibly gain code execution. The vulnerability is due to improper bounds checking that may result in a multi-byte heap buffer overwflow write. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by placing a crafted CDB ClamAV signature database file in the ClamAV database directory. An exploit could allow the attacker to run code as the clamav user.

How to fix

Remediation Available
clamavDebian
Fixed in:0.103.6+dfsg-0+deb11u1CVE-2022-20792
Fixed in:0.103.6+dfsg-1CVE-2022-20792
Fixed in:0.103.6+dfsg-1CVE-2022-20792
Fixed in:0.103.6+dfsg-1CVE-2022-20792
clamavUbuntu
Fixed in:0.103.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1USN-5423-2
Fixed in:0.103.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1USN-5423-2
Fixed in:0.103.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.18.04.1USN-5423-1
Fixed in:0.103.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1USN-5423-1
Fixed in:0.103.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1USN-5423-1

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 InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.50%probability of exploitation in 30 days
39thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 39% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1
Other references1

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.