{"id":"CVE-2008-0308","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2008-0308","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T18:32:49.662Z","title":"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…","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).","published":"2008-02-28T20:44:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:49:22.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.1,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C"},"cwe":["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"],"epss":{"score":0.02553,"percentile":0.84939,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=666","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/29140","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27911","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019503","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.27.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0680","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=666","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/29140","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27911","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019503","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.27.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0680","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0308","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}