CVE-2019-1789
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.015 · 74 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
ClamAV versions prior to 0.101.2 are susceptible to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. An out-of-bounds heap read condition may occur when scanning PE files. An example is Windows EXE and DLL files that have been packed using Aspack as a result of inadequate bound-checking.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (2)
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also known as (3)
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sources
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references (19)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.vuxml.org/freebsd/84ce26c3-5769-11e9-abd6-001b217b3468.htmlcnnvd
- https://blog.clamav.net/2019/03/Patchcnnvd
- https://blog.clamav.net/2019/03/clamav-01012-and-01003-patches-have.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00019.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1789cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152264/Clam-AntiVirus-Toolkit-0.101.2.htmlcnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152425/Ubuntu-Security-Notice-USN-3940-2.htmlcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/ClamAV-multiple-vulnerabilities-28877cnnvd
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