Gen Digital Avira Antivirus 8.3.27.12/8.3.70.56 on Windows PE File null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Gen Digital Avira Antivirus on Windows. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component PE File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-7018. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Gen Digital Avira Antivirus on Windows. This affects an unknown function of the component PE File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at gendigital.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-7018 since 07/02/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/13/2026).

Upgrading to version 8.3.70.64 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-210132). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Avira Antivirus 8.3.70.64

Timelineinfo

07/02/2025 CVE reserved
06/13/2026 +346 days Advisory disclosed
06/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gendigital.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-7018 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-7018
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-370755
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 06/13/2026 06:44
Updated: 06/13/2026 12:53
Changes: 06/13/2026 06:44 (31), 06/13/2026 06:45 (34), 06/13/2026 12:53 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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