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CVE-2022-20796

ClamAV Truncated File Denial of Service Vulnerability Affecting Cisco Products: April 2022

Published: May 4, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-822
6.5MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 68.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
0 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

On May 4, 2022, the following vulnerability in the ClamAV scanning library versions 0.103.5 and earlier and 0.104.2 and earlier was disclosed: A vulnerability in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) versions 0.103.4, 0.103.5, 0.104.1, and 0.104.2 could allow an authenticated, local attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. For a description of this vulnerability, see the ClamAV blog.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:CC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-822CWE-476

Affected Products

Cisco Systems Inc.
commercial·USaka cisco, cisco systems
Clam Antivirus
Networking Infrastructure
Cisco AMP for Endpoints
Networking Infrastructure
secure endpoint
Networking Infrastructure
ФССП России
RU
ОС ТД АИС ФССП РоссииOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
АО «ИВК»
commercial·RUaka ivk
Альт 8 СПOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
clamav
oss-projectaka clambc
clamavOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
fedoraproject
oss-project·USaka fedora project
fedoraOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
debian
oss-project·GBaka debian gnu/linux
debian linuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

0 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.199019
vuldb.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20796
nvd.nist.gov
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-clamav-dos-vL9x58p4
tools.cisco.com
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