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CVE-2008-0309

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).

Published

2008-02-28T20:44:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application symantec scan_engine ≤ 5.1.4.24 Yes
Application symantec symantec_antivirus_filtering_domino_mpe ≤ 3.0.12 Yes
Application symantec symantec_antivirus_filtering_domino_mpe ≤ 3.0.12 Yes
Application symantec symantec_antivirus_filtering_domino_mpe ≤ 3.0.12 Yes
Application symantec symantec_antivirus_network_attached_storage ≤ 4.3.16.39 Yes
Application symantec symantec_antivirus_scan_engine ≤ 4.3.16.39 Yes
Application symantec symantec_antivirus_scan_engine_caching ≤ 4.3.16.39 Yes
Application symantec symantec_antivirus_scan_engine_clearswift ≤ 4.3.16.39 Yes
Application symantec symantec_antivirus_scan_engine_for_microsoft_sharepoint ≤ 4.3.16.39 Yes
Application symantec symantec_antivirus_scan_engine_for_ms_isa ≤ 4.3.16.39 Yes
Application symantec symantec_antivirus_scan_engine_messaging ≤ 4.3.16.39 Yes
Application symantec symantec_mail_security_for_microsoft_exchange ≤ 4.6.5.12 Yes
Application symantec symantec_mail_security_for_microsoft_exchange ≤ 5.0.4.363 Yes
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