CVE-2023-20212

Published: Aug 18, 2023Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

A vulnerability in the AutoIt module 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 a logic error in the memory management of an affected device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted AutoIt file to be scanned by ClamAV on the affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process to restart unexpectedly, resulting in a DoS condition.

Affected (2)

Products: Cisco: Secure Endpoint, Secure Endpoint Private Cloud

2 products

Secure Endpoint

Secure Endpoint Private Cloud

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Cisco Secure Endpoint	Before 8.1.7.21585
Cisco Secure Endpoint Private Cloud	Before 3.8.0

Related CWEs

Expired Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that contains a location for memory that was previously valid, but is no longer valid.

References (2)

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-clamav-dos-FTkhqMWZ

Source: psirt@cisco.com

Vendor Advisory

https://sec.cloudapps.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-clamav-dos-FTkhqMWZ

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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