CVE-2024-20328
mediumpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.848 · 100 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability in the VirusEvent feature of ClamAV could allow a local attacker to inject arbitrary commands with the privileges of the application service account.The vulnerability is due to unsafe handling of file names. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by supplying a file name containing command-line sequences. When processed on a system using configuration options for the VirusEvent feature, the attacker could cause the application to execute arbitrary commands. ClamAV has released software updates that address this vulnerability. There are no workarounds that address this vulnerability.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
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affected products (19)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-0322ClamAV: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-02-07csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in ClamAV ausnutzen, um einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand zu erzeugen oder beliebigen Code auszuführen.
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sources
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references (7)
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- https://blog.clamav.net/2023/11/clamav-130-122-105-released.htmlcnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-20328/cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5FXZYVDNV66RNMNVJOHAJAYRZV4U64CQ/cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/ClamAV-code-execution-via-VirusEvent-feature-43456cnnvd
- https://blog.clamav.net/2023/11/clamav-130-122-105-released.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://blog.clamav.net/2023/11/clamav-130-122-105-released.htmlRelease NotesVendor Advisorynvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5FXZYVDNV66RNMNVJOHAJAYRZV4U64CQ/nvd
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