CVE-2008-4429 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via malformed compressed files in SOURCENEXT Virus Security products.
- 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-2008-4429?
CVE-2008-4429 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Oct 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 SOURCENEXT Virus Security ZERO 9.5.0173 and earlier and Virus Security 9.5.0173 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application crash) via malformed compressed files. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-4429?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sourcenext Virus Security, Sourcenext Virus Security Zero.
How do I fix CVE-2008-4429?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-4429 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-2008-4429 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-4429 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cr3h-3xg2-8627.