ClamAV OLE2 File Format Decryption Denial of Service Vulnerability
A vulnerability in the Object Linking and Embedding 2 (OLE2) decryption routine of ClamAV could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to an integer underflow in a bounds check that allows for a heap buffer overflow read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted file containing OLE2 content to be scanned by ClamAV on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to terminate the ClamAV scanning process, resulting in a DoS condition on the affected software. For a description of this vulnerability, see the ClamAV blog ["https://blog.clamav.net/2025/01/clamav-142-and-108-security-patch.html"]. Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
describes (1)
Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-20128US | high7.5 | — | ||
A vulnerability in the Object Linking and Embedding 2 (OLE2) decryption routine of ClamAV could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) conditi… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
- ClamAV blogexternal
- CSCwm89778external
- CSCwm89779external
- CSCwm89781external
- CSCwm91582external
- ClamAV OLE2 File Format Decryption Denial of Service Vulnerabilityself
- Cisco Security Vulnerability Policyexternal
remediations (2)
- FixedCisco Secure Endpoint
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com - FixedCisco Secure Endpoint Private Cloud Administration Portal
Cisco has released software updates that address this vulnerability.
https://software.cisco.com
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