CVE-2007-3953 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 24 Jul 2007 Updated 7 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Norman Antivirus by sending a crafted DOC file that triggers a divide-by-zero error.

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-2007-3953?

CVE-2007-3953 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Jul 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 OLE2 parsing in Norman Antivirus before 5.91.02 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted DOC file that triggers a divide-by-zero error.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3953?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Norman Norman Virus Control.

How do I fix CVE-2007-3953?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-3953 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-2007-3953 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3953 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c5jq-cv22-5987.