CVE-2008-3688 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in HAVP by triggering an infinite loop via an uninitialized variable when connecting to a non-responsive server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2008-3688?
CVE-2008-3688 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Aug 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
sockethandler.cpp in HTTP Antivirus Proxy (HAVP) 0.88 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) by connecting to a non-responsive server, which triggers an infinite loop due to an uninitialized variable.
Weakness: CWE-908
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3688?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Havp Http Antivirus Proxy.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3688?
Apply the vendor's patch.
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-2008-3688 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3688 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3688, DTSA-159-1, GHSA-fc5w-vwp8-7vm2.