Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 17, 2023· Updated Oct 28, 2024
ClamAV Double-free Vulnerability in the OLE2 File Parser
CVE-2022-20803
Description
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.
Affected products
1- Range: 0.104.0
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
2- blog.clamav.net/2022/05/clamav-01050-01043-01036-released.htmlmitrevendor-advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-01mitrevendor-advisory
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