6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2008-0309
Symantec Decomposer Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in 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 execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) 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 :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:41 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2008-0309 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_filtering_domino_mpe
3 Symantec symantec_antivirus_network_attached_storage
4 Symantec symantec_antivirus_scan_engine
5 Symantec symantec_antivirus_scan_engine_caching
6 Symantec symantec_antivirus_scan_engine_clearswift
7 Symantec symantec_antivirus_scan_engine_for_microsoft_sharepoint
8 Symantec symantec_antivirus_scan_engine_for_ms_isa
9 Symantec symantec_antivirus_scan_engine_messaging
10 Symantec symantec_mail_security_for_microsoft_exchange

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2008-0309 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=667
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/29140
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27913
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019503
    Added Reference http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.27.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0680
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 29, 2008

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

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

5.10 }} 1.92%

score

0.92819

percentile

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