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Cisco Secure Endpoint ClamAV DoS (cisco-sa-clamav-udf-hmwd9nDy)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 240744
Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
According to its self-reported version, Cisco Secure Endpoint Connector for ClamAV is affected by a vulnerability.- A vulnerability in Universal Disk Format (UDF) processing 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 memory overread during UDF file scanning. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by submitting a crafted file containing UDF content to be scanned by ClamAV on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to terminate the ClamAV scanning process, resulting in a DoS condition on the affected software. (CVE-2025-20234)
Please see the included Cisco BIDs and Cisco Security Advisory for more information.
Solution
Upgrade to the relevant fixed version referenced in Cisco bug ID CSCwo45640See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 240744
File Name: cisco-sa-clamav-udf-hmwd9nDy.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: CISCO
Published: 6/27/2025
Updated: 6/27/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 2.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-20234
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:cisco:secure_endpoint
Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Cisco Secure Endpoint
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/18/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/18/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-20234