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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-3699 · published 5 October 2007

CVE-2007-3699: Symantec antivirus scan engine vulnerability

Symantec · Antivirus Scan Engine

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.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 3.9% · top 10.1%
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
3.9%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
13Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

13 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://osvdb.org/36119
http://secunia.com/advisories/26053 Vendor Advisory
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.07.11f.html Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24282
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2508
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-039.html
http://osvdb.org/36119
http://secunia.com/advisories/26053 Vendor Advisory
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2007.07.11f.html Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24282
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2508
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-039.html

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-3699), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.