CVE-2007-3875

Description

arclib.dll before 7.3.0.9 in CA Anti-Virus (formerly eTrust Antivirus) 8 and certain other CA products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and loss of antivirus functionality) via an invalid "previous listing chunk number" field in a CHM file.

4.3

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.32% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018450	vdb entry
http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/newsinfo/collateral.aspx?cid=149847
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=567	third party advisory patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474605/100/100/threaded	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2639	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474601/100/0/threaded	mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35573	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474683/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://supportconnectw.ca.com/public/antivirus/infodocs/caprodarclib-secnot.asp	patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25049	vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/26155	third party advisory patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3875?: CVE-2007-3875 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3875?: To fix CVE-2007-3875, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-3875 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2007-3875 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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