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High · 7.5 CVE-2021-1252 EUVD-2021-6719GHSA-5qm5-4fjv-ghcw

Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Excel XLM Parser Denial of Service Vulnerability

Published Apr 8, 2021 · Updated Nov 8, 2024 · Assigned by cisco

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Cisco ClamAV 0.103.0, 0.103.1 —

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 0.103.2+dfsg-1 —
Debian 13 clamav 0.103.2+dfsg-1 —
Debian 12 clamav 0.103.2+dfsg-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS clamav 0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 USN-4918-1
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS clamav 0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 USN-4918-1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS clamav 0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 USN-4918-1
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS clamav 0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1 USN-4918-2
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP2 clamav 0.103.2-3.26.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1190-1
SLES 15 SP1 clamav 0.103.2-3.26.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1190-1
SLES 15 clamav 0.103.2-3.26.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1190-1
SLES 12 SP5 clamav 0.103.2-3.6.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1174-1
SLES 12 SP4 clamav 0.103.2-33.35.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1189-1
Show 20 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 12 SP3 clamav 0.103.2-33.35.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1189-1
SLES 12 SP2 clamav 0.103.2-33.35.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1189-1
SLES 11 SP4 clamav 0.103.2-0.20.35.1 SUSE-SU-2021:14692-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP1 clamav 0.103.2-3.26.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1190-1
SLES for SAP 15 clamav 0.103.2-3.26.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1190-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 clamav 0.103.2-3.6.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1174-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP4 clamav 0.103.2-33.35.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1189-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP3 clamav 0.103.2-33.35.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1189-1
SLE HPC 15 SP1 clamav 0.103.2-3.26.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1190-1
SLE HPC 15 clamav 0.103.2-3.26.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1190-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 clamav 0.103.2-33.35.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1189-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 clamav 0.103.2-33.35.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1189-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 clamav 0.103.2-33.35.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1189-1
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 clamav 0.103.2-33.35.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1189-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.0 clamav 0.103.2-3.26.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1190-1
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.0 clamav 0.103.2-3.26.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1190-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.0 clamav 0.103.2-3.26.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1190-1
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 clamav 0.103.2-0.20.35.1 SUSE-SU-2021:14692-1
SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 clamav 0.103.2-33.35.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1189-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 6 clamav 0.103.2-3.26.1 SUSE-SU-2021:1190-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed clamav 0.103.3-1.4 openSUSE-SU-2024:10685-1
openSUSE Leap 15.2 clamav 0.103.2-lp152.6.6.1 openSUSE-SU-2021:0555-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.24 clamav 0.103.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.23 clamav 0.103.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 clamav 0.103.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.21 clamav 0.103.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.20 clamav 0.103.2-r0 —
Show 9 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.19 clamav 0.103.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.18 clamav 0.103.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.17 clamav 0.103.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.16 clamav 0.103.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.15 clamav 0.103.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.14 clamav 0.103.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.13 clamav 0.103.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.12 clamav 0.103.2-r0 —
Alpine v3.11 clamav 0.103.2-r0 —

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