CVE-2025-7010Avast antivirus stack overflow when scanning a malformed PDF file
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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.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-674
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- GEN
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Jun 15, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Gen Digital Avast Antivirus gen_digital:avast_antivirus (from the name) | before 25021208 | CNA record |
Gen Digital AVG Antivirus gen_digital:avg_antivirus (from the name) | before 25021208 | CNA record |
Gen Digital Norton Antivirus gen_digital:norton_antivirus (from the name) | before 25021208 | CNA record |
Gen Digital Avast One gen_digital:avast_one (from the name) | before 25021208 | CNA record |
Gen Digital Avast Business Antivirus gen_digital:avast_business_antivirus (from the name) | before 25021208 | CNA record |
References
- https://www.gendigital.com/us/en/contact-us/security-advisories/
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