CVE-2008-0308 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption by sending a malformed RAR file to the ICAP port.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-0308?
CVE-2008-0308 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Feb 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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).
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0308?
It affects 10 products.
Products include Symantec Scan Engine, Symantec Symantec Antivirus Clearswift, Symantec Symantec Antivirus Filtering Domino Mpe, Symantec Symantec Antivirus Messaging, Symantec Symantec Antivirus Microsoft Sharepoint, Symantec Symantec Antivirus Ms Isa and 4 more.
How do I fix CVE-2008-0308?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0308 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2008-0308 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0308 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5mvp-g227-prcq.