CVE-2007-2973

Avira Antivir Antivirus before 7.03.00.09 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

7.8 High

Avira Antivir Antivirus before 7.03.00.09 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a malformed TAR archive.

Exploit likelihood

3.44%Up 1.3 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Avira Antivir Antivirus before 7.03.00.09 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a malformed TAR archive.

Record: CVE-2007-2973
CVSS 2.0: 7.8 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Avira Antivir Antivirus before 7.03.00.09 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a malformed TAR archive.

Record: CVE-2007-2973
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-2965 No score

Avira Antivir Antivirus before 7.03.00.09 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a malformed TAR archive.

Record: EUVD-2007-2965
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6gx3-qg8f-9vmw No score

Avira Antivir Antivirus before 7.03.00.09 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...

Avira Antivir Antivirus before 7.03.00.09 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU consumption) via a malformed TAR archive.

Record: GHSA-6gx3-qg8f-9vmw
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	aliases, references, title	GitHub Advisories
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-2973 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Avira Antivir, published June 1, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.44%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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