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ALPINE-CVE-2019-15961

ALPINE-CVE-2019-15961 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM

A vulnerability in the email parsing module Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.102.0, 0.101.4 and prior could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to inefficient MIME parsing routines that result in extremely long scan times of specially formatted email files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted email file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process to scan the crafted email file indefinitely, resulting in a denial of service condition.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.11clamav0.99-r1, 0.100.0-r0, 0.100.0-r1
Alpine:v3.12clamav0.97.2-r0, 0.99.4-r1, 0.99.4-r0
Alpine:v3.13clamav0.99.4-r1, 0.97.1-r0, 0.97.2-r0
Alpine:v3.10clamav0.99.4-r1, 0.99.4-r0, 0.99.3-r3

Timeline

  • Jan 15, 2020 CVE Published
  • Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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