Clam AntiVirus RAR Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Published Apr 8, 2019
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.80%
Description
A vulnerability in the RAR file scanning functionality of Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.101.1 and 0.101.0 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of proper error-handling mechanisms when processing nested RAR files sent to an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted RAR file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to view or create arbitrary files on the targeted system.
Affected products
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- Version 0.101.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 0.101.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Nov 19, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01800) | 77.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01800) | 75.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 0.88% (0.00875) | 74.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 13, 2025 | 2.00% (0.01999) | 82.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 74.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.34% (0.02343) | 74.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00107) | 44.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00107) | 43.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00107) | 41.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.05% (0.01055) | 52.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 49.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.24% (0.04237) | 74.61th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.24% (0.04237) | 74.40th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 63.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.98% (0.00976) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=12284 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-12 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=12284 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-12 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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