USN-6303-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6303-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6303-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6303-1
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Published
2023-08-21T11:32:44.452878Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:33Z
Summary
clamav vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that ClamAV incorrectly handled parsing HFS+ files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause ClamAV to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / clamav

Package

Name
clamav
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/clamav@0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.101.4+dfsg-1ubuntu1
0.102.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1
0.102.1+dfsg-2ubuntu1
0.102.1+dfsg-2ubuntu2
0.102.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1
0.102.2+dfsg-2ubuntu1
0.102.3+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
0.102.4+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
0.103.2+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
0.103.5+dfsg-1~20.04.1
0.103.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
0.103.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav",
            "binary_version": "0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-base",
            "binary_version": "0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-daemon",
            "binary_version": "0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-docs",
            "binary_version": "0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-freshclam",
            "binary_version": "0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-milter",
            "binary_version": "0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-testfiles",
            "binary_version": "0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamdscan",
            "binary_version": "0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libclamav-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libclamav9",
            "binary_version": "0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-20197",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / clamav

Package

Name
clamav
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/clamav@0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.103.3+dfsg-1
0.103.4+dfsg-1
0.103.4+dfsg-1build1
0.103.5+dfsg-1
0.103.6+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1
0.103.8+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav",
            "binary_version": "0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-base",
            "binary_version": "0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-daemon",
            "binary_version": "0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-docs",
            "binary_version": "0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-freshclam",
            "binary_version": "0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-milter",
            "binary_version": "0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamav-testfiles",
            "binary_version": "0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "clamdscan",
            "binary_version": "0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libclamav-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libclamav9",
            "binary_version": "0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2023-20197",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
}