CVE-2008-3688

Description

sockethandler.cpp in HTTP Antivirus Proxy (HAVP) 0.88 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) by connecting to a non-responsive server, which triggers an infinite loop due to an uninitialized variable.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.10% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30697 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200809-11.xml third party advisory vendor advisory
https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=487CDF51.5060201%40endian.com mailing list patch broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31494 third party advisory broken link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44467 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020900 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31971 third party advisory broken link
http://www.server-side.de/index.htm broken link product

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3688?
CVE-2008-3688 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3688?
To fix CVE-2008-3688, 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-2008-3688 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3688 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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