CVE-2021-1252

Description

A vulnerability in the Excel XLM macro parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.103.0 and 0.103.1 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper error handling that may result in an infinite loop. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted Excel file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process hang, resulting in a denial of service condition.

How to fix CVE-2021-1252

To remediate CVE-2021-1252, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• —upgrade to 0.103.2-r0 or later
• —upgrade to 0.103.2+dfsg-1 or later

Is CVE-2021-1252 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (2)

• from 0, < 0.103.2-r0
• from 0, < 0.103.2+dfsg-1

CVSS scores

References (2)

• ADVISORYsecurity.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2021-1252
• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-1252