CVE-2007-2845

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Published May 24, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 6.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the CAB unpacker in avast! Anti-Virus Managed Client before 4.7.700 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CAB archive, resulting from an "integer cast around".

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_antivirus::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_antivirus::::::::

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 6.3% (6.275% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=118000321419384&w=2
http://osvdb.org/36523
http://secunia.com/advisories/25380
http://www.avast.com/eng/adnm-management-client-revision-history.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/469469/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24132
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1935
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34477

History

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Subscriptions

Avast Avast Antivirus

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 1:57 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 24, 2007, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 1:57 PM
Reserved: May 24, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:40 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 24, 2007, 6:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:40 PM

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