CVE-2025-9032 (GCVE-0-2025-9032)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-12 22:14 – Updated: 2026-06-15 18:10
VLAI
Title
Avira antivirus engine heap buffer OOB read when scanning a malformed PE file
Summary
Heap buffer out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Avira Antivirus engine when scanning a malformed Windows PE file may allow Local Execution of Code or Denial-of-Service of the antivirus engine process. This issue affects Avira Antivirus on Windows, macOS, and Linux for engine builds before 8.3.70.98.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
GEN
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Gen Digital Avira Antivirus Affected: 0 , < 8.3.70.98 (custom)
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Date Public
2025-08-14 11:32
Credits
Mike Zhang, an independent security researcher
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