CVE-2025-14098 (GCVE-0-2025-14098)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-06-12 22:16
Modified
2026-06-15 18:09
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Summary
Heap 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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen Digital | Avira Antivirus |
Version: 0 < 8.3.70.104 |
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
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