CVE-2025-7005
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2025
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
Avast antivirus infinite recursion when scanning a malformed PE file
Uncontrolled recursion vulnerability in Avast Antivirus when scanning a malformed Windows PE 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 25031700. 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.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Avast Antivirus
- Vendor
- Gen Digital
- Product
- Avast Antivirus
- Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | affected | custom | 25031700 | Unavailable | None listed |
AVG Antivirus
- Vendor
- Gen Digital
- Product
- AVG Antivirus
- Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | affected | custom | 25031700 | Unavailable | None listed |
Norton Antivirus
- Vendor
- Gen Digital
- Product
- Norton Antivirus
- Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | affected | custom | 25031700 | Unavailable | None listed |
Avast One
- Vendor
- Gen Digital
- Product
- Avast One
- Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | affected | custom | 25031700 | Unavailable | None listed |
Avast Business Antivirus
- Vendor
- Gen Digital
- Product
- Avast Business Antivirus
- Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
- Linux
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | affected | custom | 25031700 | Unavailable | None listed |