7.5

CVE-2019-15961: canonical ubuntu_linux Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2019-15961MGASA-2019-0361SUSE-SU-2019:14236-1
Published 15-01-2020Last modified 15-11-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-15961 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
41/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
3.14%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 6
OPENSUSE-SU-2020:2268-1OPENSUSE-SU-2020:2276-1OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10685-1SUSE-SU-2020:3729-1SUSE-SU-2020:3790-1SUSE-SU-2020:3918-1

Timeline

  1. 15-01-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 15-11-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the email parsing module Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.102.0, 0.101.4 and prior could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to inefficient MIME parsing routines that result in extremely long scan times of specially formatted email files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted email file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process to scan the crafted email file indefinitely, resulting in a denial of service condition.

CVSS metrics

6 scores · 5 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

3.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

88%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 3.14% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
3.14%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugzilla.clamav.net)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Suse20 products
  • clamav&distro=HPE Helion OpenStack 8< 0.100.3-33.29.1
  • clamav&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 5< 0.100.3-33.29.1
  • clamav&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4< 0.100.3-33.29.1
  • clamav&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15< 0.100.3-3.17.2
  • clamav&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1< 0.100.3-3.17.2
Debian2 products
  • clamav< 0.102.1+dfsg-1 | < 0.101.5+dfsg-0+deb8u1
  • debian_linuxEOL8.0
Alpine1 product
  • clamav< 0.100.5-r0 | < 0.102.0-r0
Canonical1 product
Cisco1 product
Clamav1 product
  • clamavEOL≥ unspecified, ≤ 0.102.0 | ≥ unspecified, < 0.101.4 | ≤ 0.101.4 | 0.102.0
Mageia1 product
  • clamav< 0.101.5-1.1.mga7
Opensuse1 product
  • clamav&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.1< 0.100.3-lp151.2.6.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • clamav< 0.102.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.2 | < 0.102.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.18.04.2 | < 0.102.1+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1

9 vendors · 29 products

References

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