CVE-2008-1412 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service in F-Secure antivirus products by sending a malformed archive file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-1412?
CVE-2008-1412 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Mar 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in multiple F-Secure anti-virus products, including Internet Security 2006 through 2008, Anti-Virus 2006 through 2008, and others, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via a malformed archive that triggers an unhandled exception, as demonstrated by the PROTOS GENOME test suite for Archive Formats.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1412?
It affects 12 products.
Products include F-Secure F-Secure Anti-Virus, F-Secure F-Secure Anti-Virus Client Security, F-Secure F-Secure Anti-Virus for Linux, F-Secure F-Secure Anti-Virus for Workstations, F-Secure F-Secure Anti-Virus Linux Client Security, F-Secure F-Secure Client Security and 6 more.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1412?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1412 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2008-1412 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1412 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cjww-6mv8-7234.