Is CVE-2008-0308 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-0308 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-0308?

CVE-2008-0308 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-0308

HIGH · CVSS 7.1EPSS 2.6%EU EUVD

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).

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.1 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-399
EPSS score: 2.6% (85th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-0318)
Published: February 28, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-0318 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

symantec / scan engine
symantec / symantec antivirus clearswift
symantec / symantec antivirus filtering domino mpe
symantec / symantec antivirus filtering domino mpe
symantec / symantec antivirus filtering domino mpe
symantec / symantec antivirus messaging
symantec / symantec antivirus microsoft sharepoint
symantec / symantec antivirus ms isa
symantec / symantec antivirus network attached storage
symantec / symantec antivirus scan engine
symantec / symantec antivirus scan engine caching
symantec / symantec mail security exchange

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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