CVE-2007-3970

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Published Jul 25, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 7.6 High EPSS 5.6% KEV · Not listed

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.

Analysis

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Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:eset:nod32_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Metrics

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 5.6% (5.578% probability within 30 days)

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References

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

History

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Subscriptions

Eset Nod32 Antivirus

Weaknesses

CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 2:37 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 25, 2007, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 2:37 PM
Reserved: Jul 25, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:43 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 25, 2007, 5:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:43 PM

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