CVE-2008-5667 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the antivirus application by sending a malformed RAR archive, 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-2008-5667?
CVE-2008-5667 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Dec 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 scanning engine in VirusBlokAda VBA32 Personal Antivirus 3.12.8.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a malformed RAR archive.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5667?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Virusblokada Vba32 Personal Antivirus.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5667?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5667 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2008-5667 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2008-5667 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mgjg-6v42-45w2.