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TI-2023-06903 Aliases CVE-2023-20197GHSA-r7mw-p665-4533

Infinite loop in Cisco Secure Endpoint

Priority LOW 35CWE-835Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-835.

Summary

A vulnerability in the filesystem image parser for Hierarchical File System Plus (HFS+) 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 an incorrect check for completion when a file is decompressed, which may result in a loop condition that could cause the affected software to stop responding. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted HFS+ filesystem image to be scanned by ClamAV on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the ClamAV scanning process to stop responding, resulting in a DoS condition on the affected software and consuming available system resources. For a description of this vulnerability, see the ClamAV blog .

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01171 67th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
CiscoCisco Secure Endpoint6.0.9; 6.0.7; 6.1.5; 6.1.7; 6.1.9; 6.2.1; 6.2.5; 6.2.19; 6.2.9; 6.3.5; 6.3.1; 6.3.7; 6.3.3; 7.0.5; 7.1.1; 7.1.5; 1.12.1; 1.12.2; 1.12.5; 1.12.0; 1.12.6; 1.12.3; 1.12.7; 1.12.4; 1.13.0; 1.13.1; 1.13.2; 1.11.0; 1.10.2; 1.10.1; 1.10.0; 1.14.0; 1.6.0; 1.9.0; 1.9.1; 1.8.1; 1.8.0; 1.8.4; 1.7.0; 7.2.13; 7.2.7; 7.2.3; 7.2.11; 7.2.5; 7.3.3; 7.3.5; 8.1.5—No fix listedCNA
CiscoCisco Secure Endpoint Private Cloud ConsoleN/A—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Secure Endpoint VendorCisco Affected 6.0.9; 6.0.7; 6.1.5; 6.1.7; 6.1.9; 6.2.1; 6.2.5; 6.2.19; 6.2.9; 6.3.5; 6.3.1; 6.3.7; 6.3.3; 7.0.5; 7.1.1; 7.1.5; 1.12.1; 1.12.2; 1.12.5; 1.12.0; 1.12.6; 1.12.3; 1.12.7; 1.12.4; 1.13.0; 1.13.1; 1.13.2; 1.11.0; 1.10.2; 1.10.1; 1.10.0; 1.14.0; 1.6.0; 1.9.0; 1.9.1; 1.8.1; 1.8.0; 1.8.4; 1.7.0; 7.2.13; 7.2.7; 7.2.3; 7.2.11; 7.2.5; 7.3.3; 7.3.5; 8.1.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • Cisco Secure Endpoint Private Cloud Console VendorCisco Affected N/A Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*before 1.22.0VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*before 1.22.0VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*before 7.5.13.21586; 8.0.1.21160 to before 8.1.7.21585VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_endpoint_private_cloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.8.0VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*38VulnerableFedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* Versions before 1.22.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* Versions before 1.22.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:* Versions before 7.5.13.21586; 8.0.1.21160 to before 8.1.7.21585 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_endpoint_private_cloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.8.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 38 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-20197
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r7mw-p665-4533

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-06741 Buffer overflow in Cisco Secure Web Appliance CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-13224 Out-of-bounds read in Cisco Secure Endpoint CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-05329 ClamAV CHM File Parsing Denial of Service Vulnerability Affecting Cisco Products: April 2022 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2022-05344 ClamAV HTML Scanning Memory Leak Vulnerability Affecting Cisco Products: April 2022 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-05330 ClamAV TIFF File Parsing Denial of Service Vulnerability Affecting Cisco Products: April 2022 CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-16532 ClamAV XAR File Format Processing Memory Corruption Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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