CVE-2008-0308 (GCVE-0-2008-0308)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-02-28 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 07:39
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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).
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
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|---|---|
| http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0680 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabili… | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27911 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29140 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019503 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Date Public
2008-02-26 00:00
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