A vulnerability in the PDF scanning processes of ClamAV could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a buffer overflow condition, cause a denial of service (DoS) condition, or execute arbitrary code on an affected device.
This vulnerability exists because memory buffers are allocated incorrectly when PDF files are processed. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted PDF file to be scanned by ClamAV on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to trigger a buffer overflow, likely resulting in the termination of the ClamAV scanning process and a DoS condition on the affected software. Although unproven, there is also a possibility that an attacker could leverage the buffer overflow to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the ClamAV process.
                
            References
                    | Link | Resource | 
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| https://blog.clamav.net/2025/06/clamav-143-and-109-security-patch.html | Vendor Advisory | 
Configurations
                    Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
                    11 Aug 2025, 18:19
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| First Time | Clamav clamav Clamav | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://blog.clamav.net/2025/06/clamav-143-and-109-security-patch.html - Vendor Advisory | 
23 Jun 2025, 20:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added | 
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| New CVE | 
Information
                Published : 2025-06-18 18:15
Updated : 2025-08-11 18:19
NVD link : CVE-2025-20260
Mitre link : CVE-2025-20260
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-20260
JSON object : View
Products Affected
                clamav
- clamav
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-122
                        
            Heap-based Buffer Overflow
