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_version": "0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.20.04.1",
            "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"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "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": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2023-20197"
            }
        ],
        "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_version": "0.103.9+dfsg-0ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "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"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "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": "CVSS_V3"
                    },
                    {
                        "score": "medium",
                        "type": "Ubuntu"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2023-20197"
            }
        ],
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
    }
}