The Decomposer component in multiple Symantec products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a certain va
The Decomposer component in multiple Symantec products allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a certain value in the PACK_SIZE field of a RAR archive file header.
- Published
- Oct 5, 2007
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.9% · 90th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
38
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.9%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| symantec | antivirus scan engine | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine |
| symantec | brightmail antispam | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:brightmail_antispam |
| symantec | client security | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security |
| symantec | mail security | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security |
| symantec | norton antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus |
| symantec | norton internet security | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_internet_security |
| symantec | norton personal firewall | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_personal_firewall |
| symantec | norton system works | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_system_works |
| symantec | symantec antivirus filtering \+for domino | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:symantec_antivirus_filtering_\+for_domino |
| symantec | web security | cpe:2.3:a:symantec:web_security |
| symantec | gateway security 5000 series | cpe:2.3:h:symantec:gateway_security_5000_series |
| symantec | gateway security 5400 | cpe:2.3:h:symantec:gateway_security_5400 |
and 1 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- symantec antivirus scan engine4.0
- symantec antivirus scan engine4.1
- symantec antivirus scan engine4.1.8
- symantec antivirus scan engine4.3
- symantec antivirus scan engine4.3.12
- symantec antivirus scan engine4.3.3
- symantec antivirus scan engine4.3.7.27
- symantec antivirus scan engine4.3.8.29
- symantec antivirus scan engine5.0
- symantec antivirus scan engine5.0.1
- symantec brightmail antispam4.0
- symantec brightmail antispam5.5
- symantec brightmail antispam6.0
- symantec brightmail antispam6.0.1
- symantec brightmail antispam6.0.2
- symantec brightmail antispam6.0.3
- symantec brightmail antispam6.0.4
- symantec client security2.0
- symantec client security2.0.1_build_9.0.1.1000
- symantec client security2.0.2_build_9.0.2.1000
Same product
symantec: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2006-0230Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses a client-side check to verify a password, which allows remot45Plan
- CVE-2005-2758Integer signedness error in the administrative interface for Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine 4.0 and 4.3 allows remote attackers to execute a44Plan
- CVE-2007-0447Heap-based buffer overflow in the Decomposer component in multiple Symantec products allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via m39Monitor
- CVE-2005-0249Heap-based buffer overflow in the DEC2EXE module for Symantec AntiVirus Library allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a UPX 36Monitor
- CVE-2004-0217The LiveUpdate capability (liveupdate.sh) in Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine 4.0 and 4.3 for Red Hat Linux allows local users to create or ap28Monitor
- CVE-2006-0231Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses the same private DSA key for each installation, which allows26Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
If successful
- Confidentiality
- C · data can be read
- Integrity
- C · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- C · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- M
- Confidentiality impact
- C
- Integrity impact
- C
- Availability impact
- C
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- osvdb.org/36119
- secunia.com/advisories/26053
- securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.07.11f.html
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/24282
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2508
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-039.html
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.