CVE-2007-2973 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Avira Antivir Antivirus versions prior to 7.03.00.09, where a specially crafted TAR archive can trigger an infinite loop and high CPU consumption. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7.04.00.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivir:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 7.03.00.08CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avira:av_pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.