clamav — security advisory

{
  "id": "008d4d7400fdeff67f11d1d9c1b7993363383063f691900ab0ac3ed15df56809",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-20197",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2023-20197",
    "summary": "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 .",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2023-20197",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "clamav",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "1.0.2+dfsg-1~deb12u1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "1.0.1+dfsg-2",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "clamav",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "1.0.2+dfsg-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "clamav",
          "evidence": "/affected/2/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
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          {
            "value": "1.0.2+dfsg-1",
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          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      }
    ],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
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      "aliases": [
        "DEBIAN-CVE-2023-20197"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
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                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "1.0.2+dfsg-1~deb12u1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "clamav",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/clamav?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
          },
          "versions": [
            "1.0.1+dfsg-2"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-20197.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        },
        {
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              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
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                },
                {
                  "fixed": "1.0.2+dfsg-1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "clamav",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/clamav?arch=source&distro=trixie",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:13"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-20197.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        },
        {
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            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "1.0.2+dfsg-1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "clamav",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/clamav?arch=source&distro=forky",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:14"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-20197.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-26T18:00:27.404502888Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2023-20197"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-20197"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2023-20197",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 455022,
  "published_at": "2023-08-16T22:15:10.51+00:00"
}