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Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-3970 · published 25 July 2007

CVE-2007-3970: Eset nod32 antivirus race condition vulnerability

Eset · Nod32 Antivirus

Race condition in ESET NOD32 Antivirus before 2.2289 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CAB file, which triggers heap corruption.

7.6 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 5.6% · top 7.4% CWE-362 · Race condition
7.6CVSS 2.0 base score
5.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
20References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Race condition in ESET NOD32 Antivirus before 2.2289 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted CAB file, which triggers heap corruption.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://osvdb.org/37976 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/26124 Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2922 Third Party Advisory
http://www.eset.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3469&Itemid=26 Broken Link
http://www.nruns.com/%5Bn.runs-SA-2007.016%5D%20-%20NOD32%20Antivirus%20CAB%20parsing%20Arbitrary%20Code%20Execution%20A Broken Link
http://www.nruns.com/%5Bn.runs-SA-2007.016%5D%20-%20NOD32%20Antivirus%20CAB%20parsing%20Arbitrary%20Code%20Execution%20A Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474244/100/0/threaded Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24988 Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2602 Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35526 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://osvdb.org/37976 Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/26124 Broken LinkPatchVendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2922 Third Party Advisory
http://www.eset.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3469&Itemid=26 Broken Link
http://www.nruns.com/%5Bn.runs-SA-2007.016%5D%20-%20NOD32%20Antivirus%20CAB%20parsing%20Arbitrary%20Code%20Execution%20A Broken Link
http://www.nruns.com/%5Bn.runs-SA-2007.016%5D%20-%20NOD32%20Antivirus%20CAB%20parsing%20Arbitrary%20Code%20Execution%20A Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/474244/100/0/threaded Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24988 Broken LinkPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2602 Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35526 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-3970), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.