CVE-2008-0308

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Symantec Decomposer, as used in certain Symantec antivirus products including Symantec Scan Engine 5.1.2 and other versions before 5.1.6.31, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a malformed RAR file to the Internet Content Adaptation Protocol (ICAP) port (1344/tcp).

Symantec Decomposer, como se usa en ciertos productos antivirus Symantec incluyendo Symantec Scan Engine 5.1.2 y otras versiones antes de 5.1.6.31, permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio (agotamiento de memoria) a través de un archivo RAR mal formado al puerto (1344/tcp) del Internet Content Adaptation Protocol (ICAP) (Protocolo de Adaptación de Contenido de Internet).

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2008-01-16 CVE Reserved
2008-02-28 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-399: Resource Management Errors

CAPEC

References (6)

URL	Tag	Source
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=666	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27911	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019503	Vdb Entry
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.27.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0680	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/29140	2011-03-08

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Symantec Search vendor "Symantec"		Scan Engine Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Scan Engine"				<= 5.1.4.24 Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Scan Engine" and version " <= 5.1.4.24"		-		Affected
Symantec Search vendor "Symantec"		Symantec Antivirus Clearswift Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Antivirus Clearswift"				<= 4.3.16.39 Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Antivirus Clearswift" and version " <= 4.3.16.39"		-		Affected
Symantec Search vendor "Symantec"		Symantec Antivirus Filtering Domino Mpe Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Antivirus Filtering Domino Mpe"				<= 3.0.12 Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Antivirus Filtering Domino Mpe" and version " <= 3.0.12"		aix		Affected
Symantec Search vendor "Symantec"		Symantec Antivirus Filtering Domino Mpe Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Antivirus Filtering Domino Mpe"				<= 3.0.12 Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Antivirus Filtering Domino Mpe" and version " <= 3.0.12"		linux		Affected
Symantec Search vendor "Symantec"		Symantec Antivirus Filtering Domino Mpe Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Antivirus Filtering Domino Mpe"				<= 3.0.12 Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Antivirus Filtering Domino Mpe" and version " <= 3.0.12"		solaris		Affected
Symantec Search vendor "Symantec"		Symantec Antivirus Messaging Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Antivirus Messaging"				<= 4.3.16.39 Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Antivirus Messaging" and version " <= 4.3.16.39"		-		Affected
Symantec Search vendor "Symantec"		Symantec Antivirus Microsoft Sharepoint Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Antivirus Microsoft Sharepoint"				<= 4.3.16.39 Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Antivirus Microsoft Sharepoint" and version " <= 4.3.16.39"		-		Affected
Symantec Search vendor "Symantec"		Symantec Antivirus Ms Isa Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Antivirus Ms Isa"				<= 4.3.16.39 Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Antivirus Ms Isa" and version " <= 4.3.16.39"		-		Affected
Symantec Search vendor "Symantec"		Symantec Antivirus Network Attached Storage Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Antivirus Network Attached Storage"				<= 4.3.16.39 Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Antivirus Network Attached Storage" and version " <= 4.3.16.39"		-		Affected
Symantec Search vendor "Symantec"		Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine"				<= 4.3.16.39 Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine" and version " <= 4.3.16.39"		-		Affected
Symantec Search vendor "Symantec"		Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine Caching Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine Caching"				<= 4.3.16.39 Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine Caching" and version " <= 4.3.16.39"		-		Affected
Symantec Search vendor "Symantec"		Symantec Mail Security Exchange Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Mail Security Exchange"				<= 4.6.5.12 Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Mail Security Exchange" and version " <= 4.6.5.12"		-		Affected
Symantec Search vendor "Symantec"		Symantec Mail Security Exchange Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Mail Security Exchange"				<= 5.0.4.363 Search vendor "Symantec" for product "Symantec Mail Security Exchange" and version " <= 5.0.4.363"		-		Affected