CVE-2022-20803
HIGHDescription
A vulnerability in the OLE2 file parser of Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) versions 0.104.0 through 0.104.2 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device.The vulnerability is due to incorrect use of the realloc function that may result in a double-free. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted OLE2 file to be scanned by ClamAV on the affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process to crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.
How to fix
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
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 60% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-25136 | Medium | 6.5 | 90% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2018-0101 | Critical | 10.0 | 87% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2003-0545 | Critical | 9.8 | 85% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2019-3829 | Medium | 5.3 | 59% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2026-33824 | Critical | 9.8 | 56% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-3407 | Medium | 5.5 | 50% | - | Fix |
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