9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2007-3699
Symantec Decomposer Infinite Loop Denial of Service Trigger
Description

The Decomposer component in multiple Symantec products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a certain value in the PACK_SIZE field of a RAR archive file header.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 5, 2007, 9:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:33 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-3699 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Symantec gateway_security_5000_series
2 Symantec gateway_security_5400
3 Symantec brightmail_antispam
4 Symantec mail_security
5 Symantec norton_system_works
6 Symantec client_security
7 Symantec norton_antivirus
8 Symantec norton_internet_security
9 Symantec web_security
10 Symantec antivirus_scan_engine
11 Symantec norton_personal_firewall
12 Symantec symantec_antivirus_filtering_\+for_domino
13 Symantec mail_security_8820_appliance

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2007-3699 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://osvdb.org/36119
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26053
    Added Reference http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.07.11f.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24282
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2508
    Added Reference http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-039.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 08, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-3699 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-3699 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

5.21 }} -10.41%

score

0.92894

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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