7.1
HIGH
CVE-2008-0308
Symantec Decomposer RAR File Memory Consumption Denial of Service Vulnerability
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).

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 28, 2008, 8:44 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 8, 2011, 3:04 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.9

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-0308 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Symantec scan_engine
2 Symantec symantec_antivirus_clearswift
3 Symantec symantec_antivirus_filtering_domino_mpe
4 Symantec symantec_antivirus_messaging
5 Symantec symantec_antivirus_microsoft_sharepoint
6 Symantec symantec_antivirus_ms_isa
7 Symantec symantec_antivirus_network_attached_storage
8 Symantec symantec_antivirus_scan_engine
9 Symantec symantec_antivirus_scan_engine_caching
10 Symantec symantec_mail_security_exchange
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 10
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2008-0308.

URL Resource
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=666
http://secunia.com/advisories/29140 Vendor 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

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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.74 }} 0.06%

score

0.81197

percentile

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