CVE-2008-3688
HAVP Socket Handler Uninitialized Variable Denial of Service Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 14, 2008, 10:41 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 8, 2024, 11:44 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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-2008-3688.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31494 | Broken Link |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/31971 | Broken Link |
| http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200809-11.xml | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30697 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020900 | Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.server-side.de/index.htm | Broken Link Product |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44467 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=487CDF51.5060201%40endian.com | Broken Link Patch |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Reanalysis by [email protected]
Feb. 08, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.server-side.de/index.htm Product http://www.server-side.de/index.htm Broken Link, Product -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 22, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Evaluator Description https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=487CDF51.5060201%40endian.com "Afterwards it retries in a loop. This retry loop is infinite, due to a not initialised variable. This happens also only if you use a parent proxy and if the parent proxy is a numerical ip address, which don't need to be resolved." https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=487CDF51.5060201%40endian.com "Afterwards it retries in a loop. This retry loop is infinite, due to a not initialised variable. This happens also only if you use a parent proxy and if the parent proxy is a numerical ip address, which don't need to be resolved." Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/31494 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/31494 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/31971 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/31971 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200809-11.xml No Types Assigned http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200809-11.xml Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30697 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30697 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020900 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020900 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.server-side.de/index.htm No Types Assigned http://www.server-side.de/index.htm Product Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44467 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44467 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=487CDF51.5060201%40endian.com Patch https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=487CDF51.5060201%40endian.com Broken Link, Patch Removed CWE NIST CWE-399 Added CWE NIST CWE-908 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:havp:havp:0.88:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:havp:http_antivirus_proxy:0.88:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:havp:http_antivirus_proxy:0.88:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/44467 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44467 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 15, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-3688 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-3688
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
2.53 }} 0.19%
score
0.90369
percentile