High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 18, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-20212
CVE-2023-20212
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.
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Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_endpoint:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*range: <8.1.7.21585
- (no CPE)range: N/A
- cpe:2.3:a:cisco:secure_endpoint_private_cloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <3.8.0
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