SB20230816163 - Multiple vulnerabilities in ClamAV 



SB20230816163 - Multiple vulnerabilities in ClamAV

Published: August 16, 2023 Updated: August 17, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB20230816163
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20197)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in the HFS+ file parser. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


2) Expired pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20212)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the AutoIt file parser. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.