Vulnerability · Published Jan 26, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2025-0720Microword eScan Antivirus Folder Watch List rtscanner removeExtraSlashes stack-based overflow

Low 3.3

In plain English

A low-severity stack buffer overflow in eScan Antivirus from Microword. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was found in Microword eScan Antivirus 7.0.32 on Linux. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function removeExtraSlashes of the file /opt/MicroWorld/sbin/rtscanner of the component Folder Watch List Handler. The manipulation leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. 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-121, CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References

VDB-293480 | Microword eScan Antivirus Folder Watch List rtscanner removeExtraSlashes stack-based overflow vdb-entry, technical-description
VDB-293480 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
Submit #482371 | Microword Escan Antivirus For Linux 7.0.32 Stack-based Buffer Overflow third-party-advisory