Avira antivirus engine heap buffer OOB write when scanning a malformed MS-DOS executable file

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-14098
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGEN
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-06-12 23:16:27 UTC
Updated2026-06-12 23:16:27 UTC
DescriptionHeap buffer out-of-bounds write vulnerability due to integer overflow in Avira Antivirus engine when scanning a malformed MS-DOS executable file may allow Local Execution of Code or Denial-of-Service of the antivirus engine process. This issue affects Avira Antivirus on Windows, macOS, and Linux for engine builds before 8.3.70.104.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-190 | CWE-787 | CWE-787 CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write | CWE-190 CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Gen Digital Avira Antivirus affected 8.3.70.104 custom Windows, macOS, Linux

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories [email protected] www.gendigital.com
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Mike Zhang, an independent security researcher (en)

Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Upgrade to Avira scan engine build 8.3.70.104 or any later engine release. Builds at or above 8.3.70.104 include the fix.

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