A vulnerability in the HTML Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) module of ClamAV could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device.

This vulnerability is due to improper error handling when splitting UTF-8 strings. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted HTML file to be scanned by ClamAV on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to terminate the scanning process.

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Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:30:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability in the HTML Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) module of ClamAV could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper error handling when splitting UTF-8 strings. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted HTML file to be scanned by ClamAV on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to terminate the scanning process.
Title ClamAV CSS Image Parsing Error Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-248
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

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Updated: 2026-03-04T17:44:55.869Z

Reserved: 2025-10-08T11:59:15.353Z

Link: CVE-2026-20031

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-04T18:16:16.773

Modified: 2026-03-04T18:16:16.773

Link: CVE-2026-20031

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