Critical severity · published Jun 18, 2025
CVE-2025-20260
ClamAV PDF Scanning Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
9.8
CVSS
1.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.6% · higher than 76% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CL
ClamAV · Cisco
1.4.2; 1.4.1; 1.4.0; 1.3.2; 1.3.1; 1.3.0; +4 more · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20260
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-20260
Vendor Advisory
https://blog.clamav.net/2025/06/clamav-143-and-109-security-patch.html
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00006.html
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