CVE-2025-7010
MediumCVSS 5.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk2th percentile — higher than 2% of all known CVEs
Summary
A stack overflow vulnerability due to uncontrolled recursion in Avast Antivirus when scanning a malformed PDF file may allow Denial-of-Service of the antivirus process.
Risk Assessment
Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to downtime of the antivirus software, increasing the risk of malware infections.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the software to version VPS 25021208 or later to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.
Original NVD description (English source)
Stack overflow vulnerability due to uncontrolled recursion in Avast Antivirus when scanning a malformed PDF file may allow Denial-of-Service of the antivirus process. This issue affects Avast Antivirus, AVG Antivirus, Norton Antivirus, Avast One, and Avast Business Antivirus on Windows, macOS, and Linux for virus definition builds before VPS 25021208. The affected scanning logic is delivered through a shared Gen Digital virus definition update stream. The same stream feeds the consumer antivirus products listed in this advisory and other Gen Digital products that embed the same engine. Mitigation flows through this update channel; installations at or above the listed build are not vulnerable regardless of which product consumes the stream.