CVE-2007-0447

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Decomposer component in multiple Symantec products allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via multiple crafted CAB archives.

Published: 2007-10-05 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-0447 is rated High Risk (70.3/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.23%, 94th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-0447

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-24 10.84% 11.23% +0.39%
2 2025-03-30 8.46% 10.84% +2.38%
3 2025-03-29 8.46%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-0447

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-0447

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-0447

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
symantec antivirus_scan_engine 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus_scan_engine 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.0:*:clearswift:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus_scan_engine 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus_scan_engine 4.1.8 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.1.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus_scan_engine 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus_scan_engine 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.3:*:caching:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus_scan_engine 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.3:*:clearswift:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus_scan_engine 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.3:*:microsoft_sharepoint:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus_scan_engine 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.3:*:network_attached_storage:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus_scan_engine 4.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus_scan_engine 4.3.7.27 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.3.7.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus_scan_engine 4.3.8.29 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.3.8.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus_scan_engine 4.3.12 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus_scan_engine 4.3.12 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.3.12:*:caching:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus_scan_engine 4.3.12 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.3.12:*:clearswift:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus_scan_engine 4.3.12 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.3.12:*:messaging:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus_scan_engine 4.3.12 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.3.12:*:microsoft_sharepoint:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus_scan_engine 4.3.12 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:4.3.12:*:network_attached_storage:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus_scan_engine 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec antivirus_scan_engine 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec brightmail_antispam 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:brightmail_antispam:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec brightmail_antispam 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:brightmail_antispam:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec brightmail_antispam 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:brightmail_antispam:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec brightmail_antispam 6.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:brightmail_antispam:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec brightmail_antispam 6.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:brightmail_antispam:6.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec brightmail_antispam 6.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:brightmail_antispam:6.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec brightmail_antispam 6.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:brightmail_antispam:6.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:2.0:*:scf_7.1:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:2.0:build_9.0.0.338:stm:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 2.0.1_build_9.0.1.1000 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:2.0.1_build_9.0.1.1000:mr1:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 2.0.2_build_9.0.2.1000 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:2.0.2_build_9.0.2.1000:mr2:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 2.0.3_build_9.0.3.1000 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:2.0.3_build_9.0.3.1000:mr3:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:2.0.4:mr4_build1000:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 2.0.5_build_1100_mp1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:2.0.5_build_1100_mp1:mr5:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 2.0.6 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:2.0.6:mr6:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 3.0.0.359 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:3.0.0.359:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 3.0.1.1000 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:3.0.1.1000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 3.0.1.1001 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:3.0.1.1001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 3.0.1.1007 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:3.0.1.1007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 3.0.1.1008 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:3.0.1.1008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 3.0.2.2000 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:3.0.2.2000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 3.0.2.2001 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:3.0.2.2001:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 3.0.2.2002 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:3.0.2.2002:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 3.0.2.2010 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:3.0.2.2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 3.0.2.2011 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:3.0.2.2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 3.0.2.2020 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:3.0.2.2020:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 3.0.2.2021 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:3.0.2.2021:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 3.1.394 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:3.1.394:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 3.1.396 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:3.1.396:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 3.1.400 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:3.1.400:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec client_security 3.1.401 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:client_security:3.1.401:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:4.0:*:domino:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:4.0:*:microsoft_exchange:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:4.0:build456:microsoft_exchange:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:4.0:build463:microsoft_exchange:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:4.0:build465:microsoft_exchange:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:4.0:build736:microsoft_exchange:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:4.0:build741:microsoft_exchange:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:4.0:build743:microsoft_exchange:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 4.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:4.0.1:*:domino:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:4.1:build458:microsoft_exchange:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:4.1:build459:microsoft_exchange:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:4.1:build461:microsoft_exchange:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 4.5 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:4.5:*:microsoft_exchange:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 4.5.4.743 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:4.5.4.743:*:microsoft_exchange:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 4.5_build_719 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:4.5_build_719:*:exchange:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 4.5_build_736 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:4.5_build_736:*:exchange:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 4.5_build_741 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:4.5_build_741:*:exchange:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 4.6.1.107 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:4.6.1.107:*:microsoft_exchange:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 4.6.3 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:4.6.3:*:microsoft_exchange:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 4.6_build_97 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:4.6_build_97:*:exchange:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:5.0:*:microsoft_exchange:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:5.0:*:smtp:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 5.0.0.204 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:5.0.0.204:*:microsoft_exchange:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 5.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:5.0.1:*:smtp:*:*:*:*:*
symantec mail_security 5.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:symantec:mail_security:5.1.0:*:domino:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-0447

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