# CVE-2007-2955: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via malicious ActiveX controls in Norton security products, requiring user interaction to trigger the vulnerability.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Aug 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-36pp-h6qf-9x8p

## What is CVE-2007-2955?

CVE-2007-2955 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Symantec Norton Antivirus, published on 9 Aug 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple unspecified "input validation error" vulnerabilities in multiple ActiveX controls in NavComUI.dll, as used in multiple Norton AntiVirus, Internet Security, and System Works products for 2006, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) the AnomalyList property to AxSysListView32 and (2) Anomaly property to AxSysListView32OAA.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2955?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Symantec Norton Antivirus, Symantec Norton Internet Security, Symantec Norton System Works.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-2955?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2955 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-2955 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2955 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Symantec Norton Antivirus

- [CVE-2005-2017](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-2017/): Privilege escalation in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0487](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0487/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2006-3456](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-3456/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2002-2206](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-2206/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2002-1774](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1774/): Security feature bypass in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-2955 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-2955 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Symantec Norton Antivirus, published on 9 Aug 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2955 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Symantec Norton Antivirus. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2955/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2955/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-2955
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-2955
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-2955

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-2955/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.