CVE-2013-2021

Description

pdf.c in ClamAV 0.97.1 through 0.97.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds-read) via a crafted length value in an encrypted PDF file.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.35% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/53150 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-June/109514.html vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-May/105575.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-12/msg00006.html vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00018.html vendor advisory
http://blog.clamav.net/2013/04/clamav-0978-has-been-released.html
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5892
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1816-1 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00020.html vendor advisory
https://github.com/vrtadmin/clamav-devel/commit/24ff855c82d3f5c62bc5788a5776cefbffce2971
http://secunia.com/advisories/53182 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/29/20 mailing list
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Sep/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59434 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/04/25/2 mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:159 vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-June/109639.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.clamav.net/show_bug.cgi?id=7053
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-June/109652.html vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5880

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2021?
CVE-2013-2021 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-2021?
To fix CVE-2013-2021, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2013-2021 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-2021 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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