CVE-2008-0308
Symantec Decomposer, as used in certain Symantec antivirus products including Symantec Scan Engine 5.1.2 and other versions before 5.1.6.31, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a malformed RAR file to the…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.55%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Symantec Decomposer, as used in certain Symantec antivirus products including Symantec Scan Engine 5.1.2 and other versions before 5.1.6.31, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a malformed RAR file to the Internet Content Adaptation Protocol (ICAP) port (1344/tcp).
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.55% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- symantec/scan engine · symantec/symantec antivirus clearswift · symantec/symantec antivirus filtering domino mpe · symantec/symantec antivirus messaging · symantec/symantec antivirus microsoft sharepoint · symantec/symantec antivirus ms isa · symantec/symantec antivirus network attached storage · symantec/symantec antivirus scan engine · symantec/symantec antivirus scan engine caching · symantec/symantec mail security exchange
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=666
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29140Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27911
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019503
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.27.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0680
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=666
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29140Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27911
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019503
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.27.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0680
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.