Avast antivirus stack overflow when scanning a malformed Office Open XML file
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-121 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Stack overflow vulnerability in Avast Antivirus when scanning a malformed Office Open XML file may allow Denial-of-Service of the antivirus process. This issue affects Avast Antivirus, AVG Antivirus, Norton Antivirus, Avast One, and Avast Business Antivirus on Windows, macOS, and Linux for virus definition builds before VPS 25020100. The affected scanning logic is delivered through a shared Gen Digital virus definition update stream. The same stream feeds the consumer antivirus products listed in this advisory and other Gen Digital products that embed the same engine. Mitigation flows through this update channel; installations at or above the listed build are not vulnerable regardless of which product consumes the stream.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen Digital | Avast Antivirus | before 25020100 | 25020100 | Patch available | CNA |
| Gen Digital | AVG Antivirus | before 25020100 | 25020100 | Patch available | CNA |
| Gen Digital | Norton Antivirus | before 25020100 | 25020100 | Patch available | CNA |
| Gen Digital | Avast One | before 25020100 | 25020100 | Patch available | CNA |
| Gen Digital | Avast Business Antivirus | before 25020100 | 25020100 | Patch available | CNA |
- Avast Antivirus VendorGen Digital Affected before 25020100 Fixed in 25020100 Patch available CNA
- AVG Antivirus VendorGen Digital Affected before 25020100 Fixed in 25020100 Patch available CNA
- Norton Antivirus VendorGen Digital Affected before 25020100 Fixed in 25020100 Patch available CNA
- Avast One VendorGen Digital Affected before 25020100 Fixed in 25020100 Patch available CNA
- Avast Business Antivirus VendorGen Digital Affected before 25020100 Fixed in 25020100 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Avast Antivirus (Gen Digital) Fixed in 25020100
- Fix · CNA AVG Antivirus (Gen Digital) Fixed in 25020100
- Fix · CNA Norton Antivirus (Gen Digital) Fixed in 25020100
- Fix · CNA Avast One (Gen Digital) Fixed in 25020100
- Fix · CNA Avast Business Antivirus (Gen Digital) Fixed in 25020100
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-7019
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5rmp-977f-x986
References
More Gen Digital vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-57223 Avast sandbox privilege escalation via unpreserved DACLs on virtualized files in aswSnx.sys CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-22110 Avira Internet Security Optimizer TOCTOU CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-22109 Avira Internet Security System Speedup Insecure Deserialization CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-22108 Avira Internet Security Arbitrary File Deletion via Improper Link Resolution CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2015-06072 Use-after-free vulnerability in the Update Manager service in Avira Management Console… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2023-18488 An issue was discovered in Avira Phantom VPN through 2.23.1 for macOS. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-7019 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-7019 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5rmp-977f-x986 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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