CVE-2024-20505

highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.006 · 46 %ileDEEURUUS
grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled
Exploitable?
—
no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
0.56% (46th) EPSS
CVSS 7.5 · high
Is it mine?
48 products
Check your exposure
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-24

A vulnerability in the PDF parsing module of Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) versions 1.4.0, 1.3.2 and prior versions, all 1.2.x versions, 1.0.6 and prior versions, all 0.105.x versions, all 0.104.x versions, and 0.103.11 and all prior versions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to an out of bounds read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted PDF file to be scanned by ClamAV on an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to terminate the scanning process.

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cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.5
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4–7.5

v3.17.5highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 3.6
v3.17.5highAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU
v3.14mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · ENISA EU
v3.14mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Lsecondary · psirt@cisco.com USexploitability 2.5 · impact 1.4
v3.16.9mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)
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ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Trackcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS
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weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-125USprimaryCWE-125US
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affected products (48)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

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advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

  • WID-SEC-W-2024-2051ClamAV: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service und DateimanipulationDeutsch2024-09-04csaf · cert_bundDE

    Ein entfernter, anonymer oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in ClamAV ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen und Dateien zu manipulieren.

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also known as (4)

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sources

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cnnvdenisa_euvdfstec_bducert_bundNVDCVE.orgMITRE
published 2024-09-04modified 2026-06-17
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references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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