Medium severity · published Sep 4, 2024
CVE-2024-20506
ClamAV Privilege Handling Escalation Vulnerability
6.1
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CL
ClamAV · Cisco
1.4.0; 1.3.2; 1.0.6; 1.0.5; 1.0.4; 1.0.3; +18 more · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20506
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-20506
Release Notes
https://blog.clamav.net/2024/09/clamav-141-132-107-and-010312-security.html
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00004.html
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