MicroWord eScan Antivirus 7.0.32 on Linux VirusPopUp strcpy stack-based overflow
Summary
A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in MicroWord eScan Antivirus 7.0.32 on Linux. This issue affects the function strcpy of the component VirusPopUp. Such manipulation leads to stack-based overflow.
This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-1366. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. Furthermore, an exploit is available.
The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Details
A vulnerability was found in MicroWord eScan Antivirus 7.0.32 on Linux and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function strcpy of the component VirusPopUp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-1366. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.
The exploit is available at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploiting
Class: Stack-based overflowCWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
02/16/2025 🔍02/16/2025 🔍
10/10/2025 🔍
Sources
Advisory: github.comStatus: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2025-1366 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-1366
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-295970
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 02/16/2025 09:57Updated: 10/10/2025 00:13
Changes: 02/16/2025 09:57 (58), 02/17/2025 02:26 (30), 10/10/2025 00:13 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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