CVE-2007-2966

Buffer overflow in the LHA decompression component in F-Secure anti-virus products for Microsoft Windows and Linux before 20070529 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted LHA archive, related to an integer wrap, a similar issue to CVE-2006-4335.

Published: 2007-05-31 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-2966 is rated Moderate Risk (61.8/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.00%, 90th 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-2007-2966

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 2026-01-17 5.85% 6.00% +0.16%
2 2025-03-30 4.34% 5.85% +1.51%
3 2025-03-29 4.34%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-2966

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-2966

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-2966

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus <= 4.65 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:*:*:linux_gateways:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus <= 4.65 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:*:*:linux_servers:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus <= 5.42 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:*:*:windows_servers:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus <= 5.44 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:*:*:workstations:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus <= 5.52 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:*:*:citrix_servers:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus <= 5.61 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:*:*:mimesweeper:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus <= 6.40 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:*:*:ms_exchange:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 2005 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 2006 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 2007 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus_client_security <= 6.03 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus_client_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus_linux_client_security <= 5.30 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus_linux_client_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus_linux_server_security <= 5.30 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus_linux_server_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_internet_security 2005 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_internet_security:2005:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_internet_security 2006 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_internet_security:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_internet_security 2007 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_internet_security:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_protection_service <= 6.40 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_protection_service:*:*:consumers:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure internet_gatekeeper <= 2.16 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:internet_gatekeeper:*:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure internet_gatekeeper <= 6.60 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:internet_gatekeeper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-2966

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