SB2023022043 - SUSE update for clamav

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SB2023022043 - SUSE update for clamav

Published: February 20, 2023 Updated: April 19, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2023022043
CSH Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20032)

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Red


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the HFS+ partition file parser. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


2) XML External Entity injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-20052)

CWE-ID: CWE-611 - Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference ('XXE')

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to enabling XML entity substitution. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted XML code to the antivirus and view bytes from any file that may be read by the ClamAV scanning process.



Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References