Improper input validation in ClamAV before 0.100.1 unknown
Priority LOW 19CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
ClamAV before 0.100.1 lacks a PDF object length check, resulting in an unreasonably long time to parse a relatively small file.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.016 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ClamAV before 0.100.1 unknown | ClamAV before 0.100.1 unknown | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- ClamAV before 0.100.1 unknown Vendor— Affected ClamAV before 0.100.1 unknown Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-0361
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6v8f-c4v7-qcfg
References
Sources
- CVE-2018-0361 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-0361 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6v8f-c4v7-qcfg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-0361 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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