CVE-2008-0308

N/A Unknown
Published: February 28, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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 cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a malformed RAR file to the Internet Content Adaptation Protocol (ICAP) port (1344/tcp).

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29140
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/29140
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27911
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019503
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.27.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0680
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.6%
83th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

symantec