Description
On Feb 15, 2023, the following vulnerability in the ClamAV scanning library was disclosed:


A vulnerability in the HFS+ partition file parser of ClamAV versions 1.0.0 and earlier, 0.105.1 and earlier, and 0.103.7 and earlier could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.


This vulnerability is due to a missing buffer size check that may result in a heap buffer overflow write. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted HFS+ partition file to be scanned by ClamAV on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the ClamAV scanning process, or else crash the process, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.

For a description of this vulnerability, see the ClamAV blog ["https://blog.clamav.net/"].
Published: 2023-02-16
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 7.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
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Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3328-1 clamav security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-24211 On Feb 15, 2023, the following vulnerability in the ClamAV scanning library was disclosed: A vulnerability in the HFS+ partition file parser of ClamAV versions 1.0.0 and earlier, 0.105.1 and earlier, and 0.103.7 and earlier could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. This vulnerability is due to a missing buffer size check that may result in a heap buffer overflow write. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted HFS+ partition file to be scanned by ClamAV on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the ClamAV scanning process, or else crash the process, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. For a description of this vulnerability, see the ClamAV blog ["https://blog.clamav.net/"].
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5887-1 ClamAV vulnerabilities
History

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Cisco Secure Endpoint Secure Endpoint Private Cloud Web Security Appliance
Clamav Clamav
Stormshield Stormshield Network Security
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisco

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:57:35.875Z

Reserved: 2022-10-27T18:47:50.315Z

Link: CVE-2023-20032

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-03-01T08:15:11.907

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:40:23.950

Link: CVE-2023-20032

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