CVE-2021-1405
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
A vulnerability in the email parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software version 0.103.1 and all prior versions could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper variable initialization that may result in an NULL pointer read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted email to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-1405
- Assigner
- ykramarz@cisco.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2021-04-08T05:15:13
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-08-05T17:18:15
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 0.103.1 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://blog.clamav.net/2021/04/clamav-01032-security-patch-release.html | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00012.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202104-07 | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1405 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-1405 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:13:39 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-06 01:26:36 | psirt@cisco.com | ykramarz@cisco.com | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-06 01:26:36 | 2021-04-08T05:15Z | 2021-04-08T05:15:13 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-06 01:26:36 | 2022-08-05T17:18:15 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-06 01:26:36 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |