CVE-2023-20032Network attack vector

Remote code execution via unchecked HFS+ node read

Published Feb 16, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Heap buffer overflow in ClamAV within affected Cisco security products allows remote attackers to execute code through a crafted HFS+ file. The hfsplus_fetch_node function passes attacker-controlled block reads to fmap_readn without checking that buffOffset plus readSize fits the heap node buffer. Processing requires the file to reach an enabled scan path; successful exploitation runs with the scanner's privileges, while a failed attempt can crash that process.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability29.31%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Heap buffer overflow in ClamAV within affected Cisco security products allows remote attackers to execute code through a crafted HFS+ file. The hfsplus_fetch_node function passes attacker-controlled block reads to fmap_readn without checking that buffOffset plus readSize fits the heap node buffer. Processing requires the file to reach an enabled scan path; successful exploitation runs with the scanner's privileges, while a failed attempt can crash that process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-20032
Published
Feb 16, 2023
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
ClamAV
Product
Cisco Secure Endpoint Private Cloud Administration Portal
Classifications
CWE-120, T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 16, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=N/A

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

ClamAV · Cisco Secure Endpoint Private Cloud Administration Portalversion=N/A
ClamAV · Cisco Secure Web Applianceversion=11.7.0-406; version=11.7.0-418; version=11.7.1-006; version=11.7.1-020; version=11.7.1-049; version=11.7.2-011; version=11.8.0-414; version=11.8.1-023; version=11.8.3-018; version=11.8.3-021; version=12.0.1-268; version=12.0.3-007; version=12.5.1-011; version=12.5.2-007; version=12.5.4-005; version=12.5.5-004; version=14.0.2-012; version=14.0.3-014; version=14.5.0-498
ClamAV · Cisco Secure Endpointversion=1.10.0; version=1.10.2; version=1.11.0; version=1.12.1; version=1.12.2; version=1.12.3; version=1.12.4; version=1.12.7; version=1.14.0; version=1.6.0; version=1.7.0; version=1.8.0; version=1.8.1; version=1.9.0; version=6.1.9; version=6.2.5; version=6.3.3; version=6.3.7; version=7.0.5; version=7.1.1; version=7.2.13; version=7.3.5

Published CVSS scores

9.8Cisco Systems, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:X/RL:X/RC:X
9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

Public exploit references

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