DirectorySecurity Advisories
Sign In
Security Advisories

CVE-2024-20506

Published

Last updated

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20506

CGA ID

CGA-fmxr-x9r4-2h56

Severity

6.1

Medium

CVSS V3

Description

A vulnerability in the ClamD service module of Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) versions 1.4.0, 1.3.2 and prior versions, all 1.2.x versions, 1.0.6 and prior versions, all 0.105.x versions, all 0.104.x versions, and 0.103.11 and all prior versions could allow an authenticated, local attacker to corrupt critical system files.

The vulnerability is due to allowing the ClamD process to write to its log file while privileged without checking if the logfile has been replaced with a symbolic link. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability if they replace the ClamD log file with a symlink to a critical system file and then find a way to restart the ClamD process. An exploit could allow the attacker to corrupt a critical system file by appending ClamD log messages after restart.

References

  • https://images.chainguard.dev/security/CGA-fmxr-x9r4-2h56

Affected packages


Safe Source for Open Sourceâ„¢
Media KitContact Us
© 2024 Chainguard. All Rights Reserved.
Private PolicyTerms of Use

Product

Chainguard Images