# CVE-2007-2152: Buffer overflow in the On-Access Scanner in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise before 8.0i Patch 12 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execut

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2007-04-19 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in the On-Access Scanner in McAfee VirusScan Enterprise before 8.0i Patch 12 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename containing multi-byte (Unicode) characters.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=515
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1435
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33732
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24914
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1017928
- https://knowledge.mcafee.com/SupportSite/dynamickc.do?externalId=612750&command=show&forward=nonthreadedKC
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/324929
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23543

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