CVE-2008-3174 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System via unspecified vectors in the kmxfw.sys driver.
- 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-2008-3174?
CVE-2008-3174 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unspecified vulnerability in the kmxfw.sys driver in CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) r8, as used in CA Internet Security Suite and Personal Firewall, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors, related to "insufficient validation."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3174?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Computer Associates Host Based Intrusion Prevention System, Computer Associates Internet Security Suite, Computer Associates Personal Firewall.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3174?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3174 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-2008-3174 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3174 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jmfc-j352-6j46.