UBUNTU-CVE-2023-20212

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2023-20212

    Published: 18 Aug 2023Last Modified: 16 Jul 2025
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-20212

    Summary:

    Details: A vulnerability in the AutoIt module 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 a logic error in the memory management of an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted AutoIt file to be scanned by ClamAV on the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process to restart unexpectedly, resulting in a DoS condition.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-20212, https://blog.clamav.net/2023/07/2023-08-16-releases.html, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-20212

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: clamav

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1?arch=source&distro=focal

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.103.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

    Affected versions

    0.101.4+dfsg-1ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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