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High · 8.4 CVE-2020-37167 EUVD-2020-31211GHSA-9wpq-3w4j-985q

ClamAV ClamBC < 0.103.0-rc - 'ClamBC' Executable Regular Expression Error

Published Feb 12, 2026 · Updated Sep 30, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

Description

ClamAV versions prior to 0.103.0-rc contain a vulnerability in function name processing through the ClamBC bytecode interpreter that allows attackers to manipulate bytecode function names. Attackers can exploit the weak input validation in function name encoding to potentially execute malicious bytecode or cause unexpected behavior in the ClamAV engine.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
ClamAV ClamBC < 0.103.0-rc 0.103.0-rc

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 clamav 0.103.0+dfsg-1 —
Debian 13 clamav 0.103.0+dfsg-1 —
Debian 12 clamav 0.103.0+dfsg-1 —

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