CVE-2013-2021

Summary

CVECVE-2013-2021
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-05-13 23:55:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionpdf.c in ClamAV 0.97.1 through 0.97.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds-read) via a crafted length value in an encrypted PDF file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.04 - lts All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 11.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 - lts All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 13.04 All All All
Application Clamav Clamav 0.97.1 All All All
Application Clamav Clamav 0.97.2 All All All
Application Clamav Clamav 0.97.3 All All All
Application Clamav Clamav 0.97.4 All All All
Application Clamav Clamav 0.97.5 All All All
Application Clamav Clamav 0.97.6 All All All
Application Clamav Clamav 0.97.7 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 sp2 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
pdf: bb #7053 · Cisco-Talos/clamav-devel@24ff855 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com
Bug 7053 – G_Report 587 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.clamav.net
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:1571-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
ClamAV®: ClamAV 0.97.8 has been released! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blog.clamav.net
openSUSE-SU-2013:0881-1: moderate: Update for clamav to version 0.97.8. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
APPLE-SA-2013-09-12-1 OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5 and Security Update 2013-004 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
About the security content of OS X Mountain Lion v10.8.5 and Security Update 2013-004 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
About the security content of OS X Server v2.2.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.apple.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 19 Update: clamav-0.97.8-2.fc19 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: clamav-0.97.8-1.fc18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
openSUSE-SU-2013:0883-1: moderate: Update for clamav to version 0.97.8. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Security Advisory SA53182 - Ubuntu update for clamav - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
APPLE-SA-2013-09-17-1 OS X Server v2.2.2 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 17 Update: clamav-0.97.8-2.fc17 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - Re: Multiple potential security issues fixed in ClamAV 0.97.8 - any further details? af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 18 Update: clamav-0.97.8-2.fc18 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
ClamAV Remote Code Execution And Denial of Service Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
USN-1816-1: ClamAV vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:159 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
oss-security - Re: Multiple potential security issues fixed in ClamAV 0.97.8 - any further details? af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
Security Advisory SA53150 - ClamAV Two Denial of Service Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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