Kaspersky Labs Antivirus Engine 6.0 for Windows and 5.5-10 for Linux before 20070102 enter an infinite loop upon encountering an invalid NumberOfRvaAndSizes value in the Optional Windows Header of a portable executable (PE) file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by scanning a crafted PE file
Published Jan 9, 2007
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.65%
Description
Kaspersky Labs Antivirus Engine 6.0 for Windows and 5.5-10 for Linux before 20070102 enter an infinite loop upon encountering an invalid NumberOfRvaAndSizes value in the Optional Windows Header of a portable executable (PE) file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) by scanning a crafted PE file.
Affected products
No data.
- 5.5.10
- 6.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.65% (0.02647) | 85.08th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.56% (0.02565) | 83.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.56% (0.01558) | 80.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 4.69% (0.04688) | 92.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2024 | 4.69% (0.04688) | 92.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 20, 2023 | 3.79% (0.03785) | 90.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 12, 2023 | 4.59% (0.04588) | 91.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 5, 2023 | 3.86% (0.03865) | 90.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 28, 2023 | 4.14% (0.04141) | 91.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2023 | 4.05% (0.04048) | 90.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.78% (0.03784) | 90.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=459 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/32588 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23575 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017476 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21901 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0067 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31315 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=459 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEVendor Advisory | |
| http://osvdb.org/32588 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23575 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1017476 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21901 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0067 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/31315 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.