Security readout for executives and security teams
This is an old Avira antivirus denial-of-service flaw. A malformed TAR archive could make vulnerable Avira Antivir Antivirus versions before 7.03.00.09 enter an infinite loop and consume CPU. The business impact is availability loss on systems still using that legacy scanner. Exposure is likely limited to environments still running Avira Antivir Antivirus before 7.03.00.09, especially where it scans untrusted TAR archives. The bundle lacks CPEs and detailed platform scope, so inventory confirmation is required. Treat this as a targeted legacy-risk cleanup item, not an emergency unless vulnerable Avira deployments are still operational in production or scanning untrusted content. Mitigation focus: Upgrade affected Avira Antivir Antivirus installations to 7.03.00.09 or later.; Check current Avira guidance for any additional legacy remediation advice.; Retire unsupported legacy antivirus deployments where updates are unavailable..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- avira-antivir-tar-dos(34557)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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