CVE-2008-0309

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-0309
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-02-28 20:44:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in Symantec Decomposer, as used in certain Symantec antivirus products including Symantec Scan Engine 5.1.2 and other versions before 5.1.6.31, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed RAR file to the Internet Content Adaptation Protocol (ICAP) port (1344/tcp).

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Symantec Scan Engine All All All All
Application Symantec Symantec Antivirus Filtering Domino Mpe All All aix All
Application Symantec Symantec Antivirus Filtering Domino Mpe All All linux All
Application Symantec Symantec Antivirus Filtering Domino Mpe All All solaris All
Application Symantec Symantec Antivirus Network Attached Storage All All All All
Application Symantec Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine All All All All
Application Symantec Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine Caching All All All All
Application Symantec Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine Clearswift All All All All
Application Symantec Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine For Microsoft Sharepoint All All All All
Application Symantec Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine For Ms Isa All All All All
Application Symantec Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine Messaging All All All All
Application Symantec Symantec Mail Security For Microsoft Exchange All All All All
Application Symantec Symantec Mail Security For Microsoft Exchange All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Symantec Anti Virus Decomposer Memory Consumption and Buffer Overflow Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 labs.idefense.com
Symantec Products Symantec Decomposer RAR File Handling Vulnerabilities - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Symantec Decomposer RAR File Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
404 Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.symantec.com
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