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CVE-2007-3875

4.3 · MEDIUM

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 func…

Published Jul 26, 2007broadcomEPSS 3.57%

Overview

CVE-2007-3875 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting broadcom anti-spyware. It was published on July 26, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from broadcom. Update anti-spyware to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
broadcomanti-virus_for_the_enterprise0Affected

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-3875?

CVE-2007-3875 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting broadcom anti-spyware. It was published on July 26, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2007-3875?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.3, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-3875?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from broadcom. Update anti-spyware to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2007-3875?

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