CVE-2021-1252

Published on: 04/08/2021 12:00:00 AM UTC

Last Modified on: 08/05/2022 05:18:00 PM UTC

CVE-2021-1252 - advisory for https://blog.clamav.net/2021/04/clamav-01032-security-patch-release.html

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Certain versions of Clamav from Clamav contain the following vulnerability:

A vulnerability in the Excel XLM macro parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.103.0 and 0.103.1 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper error handling that may result in an infinite loop. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted Excel file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process hang, resulting in a denial of service condition.

  • CVE-2021-1252 has been assigned by URL Logo [email protected] to track the vulnerability - currently rated as HIGH severity.
  • Affected Vendor/Software: URL Logo Cisco - ClamAV version = 0.103.0
  • Affected Vendor/Software: URL Logo Cisco - ClamAV version = 0.103.1

CVSS3 Score: 7.5 - HIGH

Attack
Vector ⓘ		 Attack
Complexity		 Privileges
Required		 User
Interaction
NETWORK LOW NONE NONE
Scope Confidentiality
Impact		 Integrity
Impact		 Availability
Impact
UNCHANGED NONE NONE HIGH

CVSS2 Score: 7.8 - HIGH

Access
Vector ⓘ		 Access
Complexity		 Authentication
NETWORK LOW NONE
Confidentiality
Impact		 Integrity
Impact		 Availability
Impact
NONE NONE COMPLETE

CVE References

Description Tags ⓘ Link
ClamAV® blog: ClamAV 0.103.2 security patch release blog.clamav.net
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 URL Logo CISCO blog.clamav.net/2021/04/clamav-01032-security-patch-release.html
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Related QID Numbers

  • 174899 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for clamav (SUSE-SU-2021:1174-1)
  • 174903 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for clamav (SUSE-SU-2021:1190-1)
  • 174911 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for clamav (SUSE-SU-2021:1189-1)
  • 180084 Debian Security Update for clamav (CVE-2021-1252)
  • 198334 Ubuntu Security Notification for ClamAV vulnerabilities (USN-4918-1)
  • 375524 ClamAV Multiple Vulnerability
  • 500100 Alpine Linux Security Update for clamav
  • 690182 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for clamav (9ae2c00f-97d0-11eb-8cd6-080027f515ea)
  • 750265 OpenSUSE Security Update for clamav (openSUSE-SU-2021:0555-1)
  • 900102 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for clamav 0.103.0
  • 903057 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for clamav (4060)

Known Affected Configurations (CPE V2.3)

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language
ApplicationClamavClamav0.103.0AllAllAll
ApplicationClamavClamav0.103.1AllAllAll
  • cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.103.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:
  • cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:0.103.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:

Social Mentions

Source Title Posted (UTC)
Twitter Icon @OpenBSD_ports [email protected] modified security/clamav: update to clamav-0.103.2, blog.clamav.net/2021/04/clamav… CVE-2021-1252 <… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2021-04-07 19:55:33
Twitter Icon @OpenBSD_ports OPENBSD_6_8 [email protected] modified security/clamav: update to clamav-0.103.2, blog.clamav.net/2021/04/clamav… CVE-2021-1252 <… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2021-04-07 19:55:34
Twitter Icon @OpenBSD_stable OPENBSD_6_8 [email protected] modified security/clamav: update to clamav-0.103.2, blog.clamav.net/2021/04/clamav… CVE-2021-1252 <… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2021-04-07 19:55:34
Twitter Icon @CVEreport CVE-2021-1252 : A vulnerability in the Excel XLM macro parsing module in Clam AntiVirus ClamAV Software versions… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2021-04-08 04:29:04
Twitter Icon @vigilance_fr [email protected] #Vulnérabilité de ClamAV : surcharge via Excel XLM. vigilance.fr/vulnerabilite/… Références : #CVE-2021-1252.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2021-04-08 11:09:03
Twitter Icon @vigilance_en [email protected] #Vulnerability of ClamAV: overload via Excel XLM. vigilance.fr/vulnerability/… Identifiers: #CVE-2021-1252.… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2021-04-08 11:09:04
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