CVE-2007-1672 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting avast! antivirus versions prior to 4.7.981. Remote attackers can trigger an infinite loop by providing a specially crafted ZOO archive containing a direntry structure that references a previous file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity to achieve a complete denial of service. There is no public exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.7.980CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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