CVE-2007-1281

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-03-06 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Kaspersky AntiVirus Engine 6.0.1.411 for Windows and 5.5-10 for Linux allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a crafted UPX compressed file with a negative offset, which triggers an infinite loop during decompression.

Affected products

Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Antivirus Engine: 6.0.1.411, 5.5.10

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=485
http://secunia.com/advisories/24391
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22795
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017718
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0810
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32797
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=485
http://secunia.com/advisories/24391
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22795
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017718
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0810
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/32797

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