CVE-2008-4429

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in SOURCENEXT Virus Security ZERO 9.5.0173 and earlier and Virus Security 9.5.0173 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption or application crash) via malformed compressed files. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 2.51% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30650	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44397	vdb entry
http://sec.sourcenext.info/support/bulletin.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2335	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31452	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN66077895/	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-4429?: CVE-2008-4429 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-4429?: To fix CVE-2008-4429, 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-2008-4429 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2008-4429 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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