CVE-2018-0361 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting ClamAV versions prior to 0.100.1, specifically impacting ClamAV on Debian Linux. It stems from a missing PDF object length check, causing the antivirus engine to spend an unreasonably long time parsing small, specially crafted PDF files. This can lead to a denial of service (availability impact) with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 0.100.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.