CVE-2008-3243

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the scanning engine before 4.4.4 in F-Prot Antivirus before 6.0.9.0 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via (1) a crafted UPX-compressed file, which triggers an engine crash; (2) a crafted Microsoft Office file, which triggers an infinite loop; or (3) an ASPack-compressed file, which triggers an engine crash.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.21% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/31118 patch vendor advisory third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43870 vdb entry
http://www.f-prot.com/download/ReleaseNotesWindows.txt
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43869 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43868 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30258 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3243?
CVE-2008-3243 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3243?
To fix CVE-2008-3243, 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-2008-3243 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3243 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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