CVE-2007-3970

Description

Race condition in ESET NOD32 Antivirus before 2.2289 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CAB file, which triggers heap corruption.

Category

7.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 14.35% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474244/100/0/threaded mailing list vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2922 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/26124 broken link third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.nruns.com/%5Bn.runs-SA-2007.016%5D%20-%20NOD32%20Antivirus%20CAB%20parsing%20Arbitrary%20Code%20Execution%20Advisory.txt broken link
http://www.eset.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3469&Itemid=26 broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24988 patch vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://osvdb.org/37976 vdb entry broken link
http://www.nruns.com/%5Bn.runs-SA-2007.016%5D%20-%20NOD32%20Antivirus%20CAB%20parsing%20Arbitrary%20Code%20Execution%20Advisory.pdf broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35526 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2602 vdb entry broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3970?
CVE-2007-3970 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3970?
To fix CVE-2007-3970, 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-2007-3970 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-3970 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~14% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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