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CVE-2008-3244

The scanning engine before 4.4.4 in F-Prot Antivirus before 6.0.9.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service

The scanning engine before 4.4.4 in F-Prot Antivirus before 6.0.9.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (engine crash) via a CHM file with a large nb_dir value that triggers an out-of-bounds read.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.01483
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
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Affected Products & Versions

2
f-prot antivirusall versions
f-prot scanning engine<= 4.3.2
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Published to NVD21 Jul 2008 · 04:41 PM
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/31118Vendor Advisory
http://www.f-prot.com/download/ReleaseNotesWindows.txt
http://www.nruns.com/security_advisory_fprot_out-of-bound_memory_access_DoS.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30253
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020507
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2124/references
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