CVE-2019-15961
Publication date 25 November 2019
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| clamav | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 0.102.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 0.102.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 0.102.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1
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| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
6.5 · Medium
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| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-4230-2
- ClamAV vulnerability
- 23 January 2020
- USN-4230-1
- ClamAV vulnerability
- 8 January 2020