CVE-2019-1788: cisco clamav Improper Input Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-1788 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in cisco clamav. EPSS estimates a 1.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 11 · Related 9Timeline
- 08-04-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 19-11-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A vulnerability in the Object Linking & Embedding (OLE2) file scanning functionality of Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.101.1 and prior could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a lack of proper input and validation checking mechanisms for OLE2 files sent an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malformed OLE2 files to the device running an affected version ClamAV Software. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause an out-of-bounds write condition, resulting in a crash that could result in a denial of service condition on an affected device.
CVSS metrics
8 scores · 5 sources · 3 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- NVDNIST5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
- NVDNIST7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.84%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
79%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.84% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugs.chromium.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationThe product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Affected systems
Debian2 products
- clamav< 0.101.2+dfsg-1
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
Alpine1 product
- clamav< 0.100.3-r0
Cisco1 product
- clamav≥ unspecified, ≤ 0.101.1
Clamav1 product
- clamav≤ 0.101.1
Opensuse1 product
- leapEOL15.0 | 42.3
Ubuntu1 product
- clamav< 0.100.3+dfsg-0ubuntu0.14.04.1 | < 0.100.3+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.1 | < 0.100.3+dfsg-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
6 vendors · 7 products
References
12 links- bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=12166X Refsource MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00064.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00062.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00019.htmlMailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory