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CVE-2007-3875


arclib.dll before 7.3.0.9 in CA Anti-Virus (formerly eTrust Antivirus) 8 and certain other CA products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and loss of antivirus functionality) via an invalid "previous listing chunk number" field in a CHM file.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2007-3875 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 23 products from broadcom, from broadcom, from broadcom and 20 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

2007-07-26T00:30:00.000

Last Modified

2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application broadcom anti-spyware 2007 Yes
Application broadcom anti-virus_for_the_enterprise ≤ 8 Yes
Application broadcom anti-virus_for_the_enterprise 7.0 Yes
Application broadcom anti-virus_for_the_enterprise 7.1 Yes
Application broadcom anti-virus_for_the_enterprise 8 Yes
Application broadcom anti-virus_for_the_enterprise 8.1 Yes
Application broadcom anti_virus_sdk * Yes
Application broadcom antispyware_for_the_enterprise 8 Yes
Application broadcom antispyware_for_the_enterprise 8.1 Yes
Application broadcom antivirus_sdk * Yes
Application broadcom brightstor_arcserve_backup 9.01 Yes
Application broadcom brightstor_arcserve_backup 11.1 Yes
Application broadcom brightstor_arcserve_backup 11.5 Yes
Application broadcom brightstor_arcserve_client * Yes
Application broadcom brightstor_enterprise_backup 10.5 Yes
Application broadcom brigthstor_arcserve_client_for_windows * Yes
Application broadcom common_services 11 Yes
Application broadcom common_services 11.1 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_antivirus 8 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_antivirus_gateway 7.1 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_ez_antivirus 6.1 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_ez_antivirus 7 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_ez_armor 1 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_ez_armor 2 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_ez_armor 3 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_internet_security_suite 1 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_internet_security_suite 2 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_intrusion_detection 2.0 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_intrusion_detection 3.0 Yes
Application broadcom internet_security_suite 3.0 Yes
Application broadcom secure_content_manager 1.1 Yes
Application broadcom secure_content_manager 8.0 Yes
Application broadcom threat_manager 8 Yes
Application broadcom unicenter_network_and_systems_management 3.0 Yes
Application broadcom unicenter_network_and_systems_management 3.1 Yes
Application broadcom unicenter_network_and_systems_management 11 Yes
Application broadcom unicenter_network_and_systems_management 11.1 Yes
Application ca brightstor_arcserve_backup 11 Yes
Application ca etrust_intrusion_detection 3.0 Yes
Application ca protection_suites r2 Yes
Application ca protection_suites r3 Yes

References

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 broadcom'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.