Heap-based buffer overflow in the CAB unpacker in avast! Anti-Virus Managed Client before…
Priority MEDIUM 49Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in the CAB unpacker in avast! Anti-Virus Managed Client before 4.7.700 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CAB archive, resulting from an "integer cast around".
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.06275 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-2845
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hp9h-7wrh-x4j5
References
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- TI-2007-01611 avast! antivirus before 4.7.981 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2008-06534 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in avast! Linux Home Edition 1.0.5, 1.0.5-1, and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources
- CVE-2007-2845 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-2845 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hp9h-7wrh-x4j5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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