CVE-2007-2974 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the file parsing engine of Avira Antivir Antivirus versions prior to 7.03.00.09, affecting Avira Antivir and Avira AV-Pack products. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system by tricking the antivirus into scanning a specially crafted LZH archive file. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication or complex attack vectors, and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| 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:C/I:C/A:C
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