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CVE-2007-3699

Published: Oct 5, 2007Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
9.3CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
3.9%
Top 11.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

antivirus scan enginesymantecSecurity Products
brightmail antispamsymantecSecurity Products
client securitysymantecSecurity Products
mail securitysymantecSecurity Products
norton antivirussymantecSecurity Products
symanteccommercialUSSecurity Productsaka symantec enterprise security, norton
and 9 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://osvdb.org/36119
osvdb.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/26053
secunia.com
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.07.11f.html
securityresponse.symantec.com
and 3 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Oct 5, 2007
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026

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