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/"].
- Published
- Mar 1, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 30.0% · 98th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-120
Report tools
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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What does it mean in your environment?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| clamav | clamav | cpe:2.3:a:clamav:clamav |
| cisco | secure endpoint | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_endpoint |
| cisco | secure endpoint private cloud | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_endpoint_private_cloud |
| cisco | web security appliance | cpe:2.3:a:cisco:web_security_appliance |
| stormshield | stormshield network security | cpe:2.3:a:stormshield:stormshield_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.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:10 | clamav | before 0.103.8+dfsg-0+deb10u1 | 0.103.8+dfsg-0+deb10u1 |
| Debian:12 | clamav | before 1.0.1+dfsg-1 | 1.0.1+dfsg-1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | clamav | before 0.103.8-150000.3.44.1 | 0.103.8-150000.3.44.1 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | clamav | before 0.103.8-1.1 | 0.103.8-1.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | clamav | before 0.103.8-150000.3.44.1 | 0.103.8-150000.3.44.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | clamav | before 0.103.8-3.24.1 | 0.103.8-3.24.1 |
| SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 | clamav | before 0.103.8-33.53.1 | 0.103.8-33.53.1 |
Same product
clamav: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2024-20328ClamAV VirusEvent File Processing Command Injection Vulnerability46Plan
- 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 a31Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2022-20803Feb 17, 2023 · ClamAV Double-free Vulnerability in the OLE2 File Parser30Monitor
- 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 Cl23Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:clamav | 1.0.1+dfsg-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:clamav | 0.103.8-150000.3.44.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:clamav | 0.103.8-150000.3.44.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:clamav | 0.103.8-33.53.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 | Package 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.
Credits
All researchersFinders, 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.
- TR-23-0098 · Feb 21, 2023(SUSE ClamAV Güncellemesi)
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
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')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.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-120 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
char buf[256];
memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);Fixed
char buf[256];
if (pkt->len > sizeof(buf)) {
return -EINVAL;
}
memcpy(buf, pkt->data, pkt->len);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Buffer Overflow via Environment VariablesCAPEC-10likelihood: High · High
- Overflow BuffersCAPEC-100likelihood: High · Very High
- Client-side Injection-induced Buffer OverflowCAPEC-14likelihood: Medium · High
- Filter Failure through Buffer OverflowCAPEC-24likelihood: High · High
- MIME ConversionCAPEC-42likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Binary Resource FileCAPEC-44likelihood: High · Very High
- Buffer Overflow via Symbolic LinksCAPEC-45likelihood: High · High
- Overflow Variables and TagsCAPEC-46likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.