CVE-2007-3699 Denial of service in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published 5 Oct 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via an infinite loop in the Symantec Decomposer component when processing a crafted RAR archive.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2007-3699?

CVE-2007-3699 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in Symantec Norton Antivirus, published on 5 Oct 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The Decomposer component in multiple Symantec products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a certain value in the PACK_SIZE field of a RAR archive file header.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3699?

It affects 13 products.

Products include Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine, Symantec Brightmail Antispam, Symantec Client Security, Symantec Gateway Security 5000 Series, Symantec Gateway Security 5400, Symantec Mail Security and 7 more.

How do I fix CVE-2007-3699?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3699 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-2007-3699 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3699 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as CVE-2007-3801, GHSA-c2cf-m6mx-7rqm.