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🛡️ CVE-2023-20032 on Ubuntu — clamav

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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/"].

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2023-20032 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package clamav. The fix is available in version 0.103.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  • Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
  • Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
  • Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
  • User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
  • Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
  • Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
  • Availability impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.

Weakness class

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-20032 is classified as CWE-120: Classic Buffer Overflow. Input is copied into a fixed-size buffer without a length check, overwriting memory past the end of it.

Affected software

UBUNTU-CVE-2023-20032 is recorded against 1 package.

  • clamav (fixed in 0.103.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1)

Timeline and source

Published on 17 February 2023 and last revised on 22 April 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

ubuntu.com (Report)
blog.clamav.net (Report)
ubuntu.com (Advisory)
www.cve.org (Report)

Other advisories for this package

clamav has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-120: Classic Buffer Overflow) in other software:

CVE-2023-20032 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2023-02-17
Updated 2026-08-20
Modified 2026-04-22
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
clamav — 0.103.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

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