CVE-2008-3174

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the kmxfw.sys driver in CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) r8, as used in CA Internet Security Suite and Personal Firewall, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors, related to "insufficient validation."

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.62% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2339	vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020662	vdb entry
http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=36560
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020661	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44393	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495397/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/31434	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30651	vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020663	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3174?: CVE-2008-3174 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3174?: To fix CVE-2008-3174, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-3174 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-3174 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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