CVE-2007-3699

Published: Oct 5, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

9.3CRITICAL

NVD MITRE

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:CConfidentiality

Complete

I:CIntegrity

Complete

A:CAvailability

Complete

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

symantec

commercial·USaka norton, symantec enterprise security

antivirus scan engine

norton internet security

Security Products

norton personal firewall

Security Products

norton system works

Security Products

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

http://osvdb.org/36119

osvdb.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/26053

secunia.com

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.07.11f.html

securityresponse.symantec.com

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