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DEBIAN-CVE-2023-20197

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-20197 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

A vulnerability in the filesystem image parser for Hierarchical File System Plus (HFS+) 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 an incorrect check for completion when a file is decompressed, which may result in a loop condition that could cause the affected software to stop responding. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted HFS+ filesystem image to be scanned by ClamAV on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process to stop responding, resulting in a DoS condition on the affected software and consuming available system resources. For a description of this vulnerability, see the ClamAV blog .

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1
7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14clamav0, 0, 0
Debian:12clamav1.0.1+dfsg, 1.0.1+dfsg-2, 0
Debian:11clamav0.103.6+dfsg, 0.103.6+dfsg, 0.103.7+dfsg
Debian:13clamav0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Aug 16, 2023 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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