CVE-2019-12625
ClamAV Zip Bomb Vulnerability
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 5, 2019 at 06:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:14 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorClamAV
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
ClamAV versions prior to 0.101.3 are susceptible to a zip bomb vulnerability where an unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service condition by sending crafted messages to an affected system.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00078.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00000.htmlx_refsource_MISCMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://blog.clamav.net/2019/08/clamav-01014-security-patch-release-has.htmlSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.5HIGHcisco
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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