CVE-2025-7018
June 12, 2026, 10:16 p.m.
5.5
Medium
Description
Null pointer dereference vulnerability in Avira Antivirus engine when scanning a malformed Windows PE file may allow Denial-of-Service of the antivirus engine process.
This issue affects Avira Antivirus on Windows, macOS, and Linux for engine builds before 8.3.70.64.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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| Avira |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.
*CPE(s)
Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | avira | avira_antivirus | / | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | avira | avira_antivirus_engine | <8.3.70.64 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
Tags
CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: LOCAL
- Attack Complexity: LOW
- Privileges Required: NONE
- Scope: UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: NONE
- Integrity Impact: NONE
- Availability Impact: HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Timeline
Published: June 12, 2026, 10:16 p.m.
Last Modified: June 12, 2026, 10:16 p.m.
Last Modified: June 12, 2026, 10:16 p.m.
Status : Received
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