Vulnerability · Published Feb 17, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2025-1367MicroWord eScan Antivirus USB Password sprintf buffer overflow
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity buffer overflow in eScan Antivirus from MicroWord. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 30% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 69.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A vulnerability was found in MicroWord eScan Antivirus 7.0.32 on Linux. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function sprintf of the component USB Password Handler. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| MicroWord | eScan Antivirus | 7.0.32 |
Weakness: CWE-120, CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
References
- VDB-295971 | MicroWord eScan Antivirus USB Password sprintf buffer overflow vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-295971 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- https://github.com/dmknght/FIS_RnD/blob/main/escan_av_usb_protection_multiple_vulns.md related