CVE-2007-2972 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Avira Antivirus by sending a crafted UPX compressed file, causing a denial of service.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2007-2972?
CVE-2007-2972 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Jun 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
The file parsing engine in Avira Antivir Antivirus before 7.04.00.24 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted UPX compressed file, which triggers a divide-by-zero error.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-2972?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Avira Antivir, Avira Av Pack.
How do I fix CVE-2007-2972?
No fix has been published for CVE-2007-2972 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2007-2972 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-2972 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fmjp-wxp5-gjh3.