CVE-2007-1557 describes a format string vulnerability in F-Secure Anti-Virus Client Security 6.02. This flaw allows local attackers to trigger a denial of service and potentially escalate privileges by injecting format string specifiers into the Management Server name field within the Communication settings. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it is considered highly severe, requiring local access but having low attack complexity, with potential for complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.02CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:6.02:*:client_security:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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