CVE-2008-3864 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Trend Micro firewall service by sending a packet with a large size field, causing denial of service.
- 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-2008-3864?
CVE-2008-3864 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 Jan 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ApiThread function in the firewall service (aka TmPfw.exe) in Trend Micro Network Security Component (NSC) modules, as used in Trend Micro OfficeScan 8.0 SP1 Patch 1 and Internet Security 2007 and 2008 17.0.1224, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a packet with a large value in an unspecified size field.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-3864?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Trend Micro Internet Security 2007, Trend Micro Internet Security 2008, Trend Micro Officescan.
How do I fix CVE-2008-3864?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-3864 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-2008-3864 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-3864 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x9vv-ghv6-8pfw.