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ALPINE-CVE-2020-3481

ALPINE-CVE-2020-3481 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

A vulnerability in the EGG archive parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.102.0 - 0.102.3 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to a null pointer dereference. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted EGG file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.11clamav0.100.0-r0, 0.100.0-r1, 0.100.1-r0
Alpine:v3.12clamav0, 0.100.0-r1, 0.100.0-r2
Alpine:v3.13clamav0, 0.100.0-r0, 0.100.0-r1

Timeline

  • Jul 20, 2020 CVE Published
  • Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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