CVE-2008-3373 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the AVG Anti-Virus engine by sending a crafted UPX compressed file, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2008-3373?
CVE-2008-3373 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jul 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
The files parsing engine in Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus before 8.0.156 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (engine crash) via a crafted UPX compressed file, which triggers a divide-by-zero error.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3373?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Grisoft Avg Antivirus.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3373?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3373 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-2008-3373 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3373 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m82j-jcw6-26r7.