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CVE-2021-1404

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 2.22% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-04-08 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2021-1404
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
2.22%

Original NVD Description

A vulnerability in the PDF parsing module in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) Software versions 0.103.0 and 0.103.1 could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to improper buffer size tracking that may result in a heap buffer over-read. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted PDF file to an affected device. An exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process to crash, resulting in a denial of service condition.