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CVE-2008-3244


The scanning engine before 4.4.4 in F-Prot Antivirus before 6.0.9.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (engine crash) via a CHM file with a large nb_dir value that triggers an out-of-bounds read.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2008-3244 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from f-prot, from f-prot organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2008, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.


Published

2008-07-21T16:41:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-20

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.11b Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.12 Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.12a Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.12b Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.12c Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.12d Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.13 Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.13a Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.14 Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.14a Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.14b Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.14c Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.14d Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.14e Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.15 Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.15a Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.15b Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.16 Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.16a Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.16b Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.16c Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.16d Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.16e Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 3.16f Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 4.6.6 Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 6.0.5 Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 6.0.5.1 Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 6.0.6 Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 6.0.6.1 Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 6.0.6.3 Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 6.0.6.4 Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 6.0.7 Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 6.0.7.1 Yes
Application f-prot f-prot_antivirus 6.0.8 Yes
Application f-prot scanning_engine ≤ 4.3.2 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For f-prot's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.