CVE-2007-2864 in the critical feed json
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Anti-Virus engine before content update 30.6 in multiple CA (formerly Computer Associates) products allo…
published 2007-06-06 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-2856
- cvss
- 9.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 49.9%
- EPSS 49.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
- public exploits
- 2
- Metasploit, Exploit-DB
Summary
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Anti-Virus engine before content update 30.6 in multiple CA (formerly Computer Associates) products allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large invalid value of the coffFiles field in a .CAB file.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/24330 patch
- secunia.com/advisories/25570 advisory
Timeline
- First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/ca_cab)
- Published
Exploit prediction
49.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/ca_cab CA Antivirus Engine CAB Buffer Overflow metasploit exploit, good rank, 2007-06-05
- EDB-16677 CA AntiVirus Engine - CAB Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) local, 2010-11-11
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/24330
vdb-entry, patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/25570
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/470602/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
- supportconnectw.ca.com /public/antivirus/infodocs/caantivirus-securitynotice.asp
-
kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/105105
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/2072
vdb-entry
- zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-07-035.html
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/470754/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/34737
vdb-entry
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1018199
vdb-entry
-
osvdb.org
/35245
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-2864
- NVD CVE-2007-2864
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