| Name | CVE-2024-20505 |
| Description | A vulnerability in the PDF parsing module of Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) versions 1.4.0, 1.3.2 and prior versions, all 1.2.x versions, 1.0.6 and prior versions, all 0.105.x versions, all 0.104.x versions, and 0.103.11 and all prior versions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to an out of bounds read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted PDF file to be scanned by ClamAV on an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to terminate the scanning process. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1080962 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| clamav (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 0.103.9+dfsg-0+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security) | 0.103.6+dfsg-0+deb9u1 | vulnerable | |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 0.103.9+dfsg-0+deb9u1 | vulnerable | |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 0.103.9+dfsg-0+deb10u1 | vulnerable | |
| bullseye | 0.103.10+dfsg-0+deb11u1 | vulnerable | |
| bookworm | 1.0.5+dfsg-1~deb12u1 | vulnerable | |
| sid, trixie | 1.3.1+dfsg-5 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| clamav | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | 1080962 |
[bookworm] - clamav <no-dsa> (clamav is updated via -updates)
[bullseye] - clamav <postponed> (Minor issue)
https://blog.clamav.net/2024/09/clamav-141-132-107-and-010312-security.html
[buster] - clamav <postponed> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - clamav <postponed> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - clamav <postponed> (Minor issue)