VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-3688
sockethandler.cpp in HTTP Antivirus Proxy (HAVP) 0.88 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) by connecting to a non-responsive server, which triggers an infinite loop due to an uninitialized variable.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.00%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.00%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
sockethandler.cpp in HTTP Antivirus Proxy (HAVP) 0.88 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) by connecting to a non-responsive server, which triggers an infinite loop due to an uninitialized variable.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.00% probability · 87th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-908
- Affected
- havp/http antivirus proxy
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31494Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31971Broken Link
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200809-11.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30697Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020900Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.server-side.de/index.htmBroken Link, Product
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44467Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=487CDF51.5060201%40endian.comBroken Link, Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31494Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31971Broken Link
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200809-11.xmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30697Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020900Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.server-side.de/index.htmBroken Link, Product
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44467Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=487CDF51.5060201%40endian.comBroken Link, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.