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CVE-2007-6265

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.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2007-6265 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from avast, from avast 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

2007-12-07T11:46:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	avast	avast_antivirus_home	4.0	Yes
Application	avast	avast_antivirus_home	4.6	Yes
Application	avast	avast_antivirus_home	4.6.652	Yes
Application	avast	avast_antivirus_home	4.6.655	Yes
Application	avast	avast_antivirus_home	4.6.665	Yes
Application	avast	avast_antivirus_home	4.6.691	Yes
Application	avast	avast_antivirus_home	4.7.827	Yes
Application	avast	avast_antivirus_home	4.7.844	Yes
Application	avast	avast_antivirus_home	4.7.869	Yes
Application	avast	avast_antivirus_home	4.7.1043	Yes
Application	avast	avast_antivirus_professional	4.0	Yes
Application	avast	avast_antivirus_professional	4.6	Yes
Application	avast	avast_antivirus_professional	4.6.603	Yes
Application	avast	avast_antivirus_professional	4.6.652	Yes
Application	avast	avast_antivirus_professional	4.6.665	Yes
Application	avast	avast_antivirus_professional	4.6.691	Yes
Application	avast	avast_antivirus_professional	4.7.827	Yes
Application	avast	avast_antivirus_professional	4.7.844	Yes
Application	avast	avast_antivirus_professional	4.7.1043	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/27929 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-4-home_pro-revision-history.html Patch ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26702 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4097 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38877 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/27929 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-4-home_pro-revision-history.html Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26702 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4097 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38877 (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 avast'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.