CVE-2019-1798 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) versions 0.101.1 and prior, specifically within its Portable Executable (PE) file scanning functionality. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could exploit this by sending a malformed PE file, leading to an out-of-bounds read and a crash of the affected device. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.5, the vulnerability has a local attack vector (AV:L) and low attack complexity (AC:L), requiring user interaction (UI:R) to trigger. The primary impact is high availability loss (A:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules like Metasploit or Nuclei. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating low public awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.101.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 0.101.1CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:clam_anti-virus:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.