{"id":"MGASA-2021-0194","summary":"Updated clamav packages fix security vulnerability","details":"The updated packages fix a security vulnerability:\n\nA vulnerability in the email parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV)\nSoftware version 0.103.1 and all prior versions could allow an\nunauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition\non an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper variable\ninitialization that may result in an NULL pointer read. An attacker could\nexploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted email to an affected\ndevice. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning\nprocess crash, resulting in a denial of service condition (CVE-2021-1405).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T04:41:59.798474506Z","published":"2021-04-18T18:34:40Z","upstream":["CVE-2021-1405"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0194.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28786"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://blog.clamav.net/2021/04/clamav-01032-security-patch-release.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"clamav","ecosystem":"Mageia:7","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/clamav?arch=source&distro=mageia-7"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.103.2-1.mga7"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0194.json"}},{"package":{"name":"clamav","ecosystem":"Mageia:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/clamav?arch=source&distro=mageia-8"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.103.2-1.mga8"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0194.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}