Clam AntiVirus PDF Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability
Published Apr 8, 2019
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.49%
Description
A vulnerability in the Portable Document Format (PDF) 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 (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of proper data handling mechanisms within the device buffer while indexing remaining file data on an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted PDF files to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause an out-of-bounds read condition, resulting in a crash that could result in a denial of service condition on an affected device.
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:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
YesTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
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 3, 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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.49% (0.01491) | 73.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.49% (0.01491) | 70.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 23, 2026 | 2.79% (0.02789) | 86.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 20, 2026 | 3.88% (0.03881) | 88.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 5.79% (0.05795) | 90.28th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 6.94% (0.06945) | 91.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.98% (0.05984) | 89.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00293) | 70.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 1, 2024 | 0.29% (0.00293) | 68.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00207) | 56.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.51% (0.01512) | 50.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 5.58% (0.05581) | 80.18th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 5.58% (0.05581) | 79.98th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 70.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.30% (0.01300) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=12149 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=12168 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-12 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=12149 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=12168 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-12 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
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