Heap-based buffer overflow in the SIS unpacker in avast! Anti-Virus Managed Client before…
Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in the SIS unpacker in avast! Anti-Virus Managed Client before 4.7.700 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SIS archive, resulting from an "integer cast around."
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.07738 94th 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-2007-2846
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pxp4-5rm6-xqjp
References
Advisory 2
Other 4
- http://www.avast.com/eng/adnm-management-client-revision-history.html
- 20070525 n.runs-SA-2007.009 - Avast! Antivirus SIS parsing Arbitrary Code Execution Advisory
- 36522
- http://www.nruns.com/advisories/%5Bn.runs-SA-2007.009%5D%20-%20Avast%21%20Antivirus%20SIS%20parsing%20Arbitrary%20Code%20Execution%20Advisory.txt
Sources
- CVE-2007-2846 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-2846 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pxp4-5rm6-xqjp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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