CVE-2024-20328
A vulnerability in the VirusEvent feature of ClamAV could allow a local attacker to inject arbitrary commands with the privileges of the application service account.The vulnerability is due to unsafe handling of file names.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 84.8%, higher than 100% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
A vulnerability in the VirusEvent feature of ClamAV could allow a local attacker to inject arbitrary commands with the privileges of the application service account.The vulnerability is due to unsafe handling of file names. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by supplying a file name containing command-line sequences. When processed on a system using configuration options for the VirusEvent feature, the attacker could cause the application to execute arbitrary commands. ClamAV has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- EPSS
- 84.84% probability · 100th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- clamav/clamav
- Source
- psirt@cisco.com
References
- https://blog.clamav.net/2023/11/clamav-130-122-105-released.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://blog.clamav.net/2023/11/clamav-130-122-105-released.htmlRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5FXZYVDNV66RNMNVJOHAJAYRZV4U64CQ/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.