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CVE-2007-2966

Buffer overflow in the LHA decompression component in F-Secure anti-virus products for Microsoft Windows and Linux before 20070529 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted LHA archive, related to an integer wrap, a similar issue to CVE-2006-4335.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2007-2966 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 7 products from f-secure, from f-secure, from f-secure and 4 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2007, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2007-05-31T23:30:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	f-secure	f-secure_anti-virus	≤ 4.65	Yes
Application	f-secure	f-secure_anti-virus	≤ 4.65	Yes
Application	f-secure	f-secure_anti-virus	≤ 5.42	Yes
Application	f-secure	f-secure_anti-virus	≤ 5.44	Yes
Application	f-secure	f-secure_anti-virus	≤ 5.52	Yes
Application	f-secure	f-secure_anti-virus	≤ 5.61	Yes
Application	f-secure	f-secure_anti-virus	≤ 6.40	Yes
Application	f-secure	f-secure_anti-virus	2005	Yes
Application	f-secure	f-secure_anti-virus	2006	Yes
Application	f-secure	f-secure_anti-virus	2007	Yes
Application	f-secure	f-secure_anti-virus_client_security	≤ 6.03	Yes
Application	f-secure	f-secure_anti-virus_linux_client_security	≤ 5.30	Yes
Application	f-secure	f-secure_anti-virus_linux_server_security	≤ 5.30	Yes
Application	f-secure	f-secure_internet_security	2005	Yes
Application	f-secure	f-secure_internet_security	2006	Yes
Application	f-secure	f-secure_internet_security	2007	Yes
Application	f-secure	f-secure_protection_service	≤ 6.40	Yes
Application	f-secure	internet_gatekeeper	≤ 2.16	Yes
Application	f-secure	internet_gatekeeper	≤ 6.60	Yes

References

http://osvdb.org/36724 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/25426 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018147 ([email protected])
http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2007-1.shtml Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.nruns.com/security_advisory_fsecure_lzh.php ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470256/100/0/threaded ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24235 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018146 ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018148 ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1985 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34575 ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/36724 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/25426 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018147 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2007-1.shtml Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.nruns.com/security_advisory_fsecure_lzh.php (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470256/100/0/threaded (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24235 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018146 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018148 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1985 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34575 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For f-secure's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.