CVE-2008-3447

Public Exploit

Description

The scanning engine in F-Prot Antivirus 6.2.1 4252 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed ZIP archive, probably related to invalid offsets.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 9.54% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/Jul/0569.html mailing list
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020612 vdb entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6174 exploit
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2283 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31313 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44134 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30461 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3447?
CVE-2008-3447 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3447?
To fix CVE-2008-3447, 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-2008-3447 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3447 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~10% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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