Integer overflow in ESET NOD32 Antivirus before 2.2289 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and disk consumption) via…

published 2007-07-25 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-3955

cvss: 5.0; version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 3.2%; EPSS 3.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 88%
public exploits: 0; none known

Integer overflow in ESET NOD32 Antivirus before 2.2289 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and disk consumption) via a crafted ASPACK packed file, which triggers an infinite loop.

Patch / fix

links 2

Exploit prediction

3.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24988 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

secunia.com /advisories/26124
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
eset.com /joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3469&Itemid=26
patch
securityfocus.com /bid/24988
vdb-entry, exploit
securityreason.com /securityalert/2923
third-party-advisory
securityfocus.com /archive/1/474245/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/35525
vdb-entry
nruns.com /%5Bn.runs-SA-2007.017%5D%20-%20NOD32%20Antivirus%20ASPACK%20parsing%20Infinite%20Loop%20Advisory.pdf
osvdb.org /37977
vdb-entry
nruns.com /%5Bn.runs-SA-2007.017%5D%20-%20NOD32%20Antivirus%20ASPACK%20parsing%20Infinite%20Loop%20Advisory.txt
securitytracker.com /id?1018436
vdb-entry
vupen.com /english/advisories/2007/2602
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2007-3971
NVD CVE-2007-3971

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Summary