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CVE-2023-20032: On Feb 15, 2023, the following vulnerability in the ClamAV scanning library was disclosed: A vulnerability in the HFS+ partition file p

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 48/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 30% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 98.2% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: clamav (Debian:10) 0.103.8+dfsg-0+deb10u1; clamav (Debian:12) 1.0.1+dfsg-1; clamav (openSUSE:Leap 15.4) 0.103.8-150000.3.44.1.
  • Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to clamav (Debian:10) 0.103.8+dfsg-0+deb10u1; clamav (Debian:12) 1.0.1+dfsg-1; clamav (openSUSE:Leap 15.4) 0.103.8-150000.3.44.1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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/"].

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Mar 1, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
30.0% · 98th percentile

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Action score

48

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
9 / 30 · 30.0%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
9.8
CNA · cisco
9.8
agree

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
clamavclamav
ciscosecure endpoint
ciscosecure endpoint private cloud
ciscoweb security appliance
stormshieldstormshield network security

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • cisco secure endpointbefore 1.20.2
  • cisco secure endpointbefore 1.21.1
  • cisco secure endpointbefore 7.5.9
  • cisco secure endpoint8.0.1.21160 and later · before 8.1.5
  • cisco secure endpoint private cloudbefore 3.6.0
  • cisco web security appliancebefore 12.5.6
  • cisco web security appliance14.0.0 and later · before 14.0.4-005
  • cisco web security appliance14.5.0 and later · before 14.5.1-013
  • cisco web security appliance15.0.0 and later · before 15.0.0-254
  • clamav clamavup to 0.103.7 inclusive
  • clamav clamav0.104.0 and later · up to 0.105.1 inclusive
  • clamav clamav1.0.0
  • stormshield stormshield network security3.0.0 and later · before 3.7.35
  • stormshield stormshield network security3.8.0 and later · before 3.11.23
  • stormshield stormshield network security4.3.0 and later · before 4.3.17
  • stormshield stormshield network security4.4.0 and later · before 4.6.4

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (cisco). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Cisco Cisco Secure Endpoint

    • 6.1.9, 6.2.5, 6.3.7, 6.3.3, 7.0.5, 7.1.1, 1.12.1, 1.12.2, 1.12.3, 1.12.7, 1.12.4, 1.11.0 … (+10)affected
  • Cisco Cisco Secure Endpoint Private Cloud Administration Portal

    • N/Aaffected
  • Cisco Cisco Secure Web Appliance

    • 11.7.0-406, 11.7.0-418, 11.7.1-049, 11.7.1-006, 11.7.1-020, 11.7.2-011, 11.8.0-414, 11.8.1-023, 11.8.3-018, 11.8.3-021, 12.0.1-268, 12.0.3-007 … (+7)affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:10clamavbefore 0.103.8+dfsg-0+deb10u10.103.8+dfsg-0+deb10u1
Debian:12clamavbefore 1.0.1+dfsg-11.0.1+dfsg-1
openSUSE:Leap 15.4clamavbefore 0.103.8-150000.3.44.10.103.8-150000.3.44.1
openSUSE:Tumbleweedclamavbefore 0.103.8-1.10.103.8-1.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4clamavbefore 0.103.8-150000.3.44.10.103.8-150000.3.44.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5clamavbefore 0.103.8-3.24.10.103.8-3.24.1
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9clamavbefore 0.103.8-33.53.10.103.8-33.53.1

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2024-20328ClamAV VirusEvent File Processing Command Injection Vulnerability
    46Plan
  • CVE-2017-12379ClamAV AntiVirus software versions 0.99.2 and prior contain a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a
    43Plan
  • CVE-2006-1615Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the logging code in Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) before 0.88.1 might allow remote attackers to execute
    43Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-20792Aug 10, 2022 · A vulnerability in the regex module used by the signature database load module of Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV) versions 0.104.0 through 0.104.2 a
    31Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-20803Feb 17, 2023 · ClamAV Double-free Vulnerability in the OLE2 File Parser
    30Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2023-20052Mar 1, 2023 · On Feb 15, 2023, the following vulnerability in the ClamAV scanning library was disclosed: A vulnerability in the DMG file parser of Cl
    23Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:clamav1.0.1+dfsg-1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:clamav0.103.8-150000.3.44.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.4Package registry (OSV)
suse:clamav0.103.8-150000.3.44.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4Package registry (OSV)
suse:clamav0.103.8-33.53.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)

Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

When data is copied, the source length is not compared with the size of the destination buffer. Excess data overwrites adjacent memory.

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

c
char buf[256];memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);

Fixed

c
char buf[256];if (pkt->len > sizeof(buf)) {  return -EINVAL;}memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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