CVE-2008-3244

Description

The scanning engine before 4.4.4 in F-Prot Antivirus before 6.0.9.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (engine crash) via a CHM file with a large nb_dir value that triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.23% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/31118 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.f-prot.com/download/ReleaseNotesWindows.txt
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2124/references vdb entry
http://www.nruns.com/security_advisory_fprot_out-of-bound_memory_access_DoS.php
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020507 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30253 vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43835 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3244?
CVE-2008-3244 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3244?
To fix CVE-2008-3244, 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-2008-3244 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3244 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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