CVE-2007-6265

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2007-12-07 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in avast! 4 Home and Professional Editions before 4.7.1098 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via a crafted TAR archive.

Affected products

Avast Antivirus Home: 4.0, 4.6, 4.6.652, 4.6.655, 4.6.665, 4.6.691 (+4)
Avast Antivirus Professional: 4.0, 4.6, 4.6.603, 4.6.652, 4.6.665, 4.6.691 (+3)

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/27929
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-4-home_pro-revision-history.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26702
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4097
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38877
http://secunia.com/advisories/27929
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-4-home_pro-revision-history.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26702
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4097
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38877

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