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CVE-2008-0309

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 3.7%EU EUVD

Stack-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).

Key facts

CVSS score
6.8 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-119
EPSS score
3.7% (90th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2008-0319)
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-2008-0319 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 filtering domino mpe
  • symantec / symantec antivirus filtering domino mpe
  • symantec / symantec antivirus filtering domino mpe
  • symantec / symantec antivirus network attached storage
  • symantec / symantec antivirus scan engine
  • symantec / symantec antivirus scan engine caching
  • symantec / symantec antivirus scan engine clearswift
  • symantec / symantec antivirus scan engine for microsoft sharepoint
  • symantec / symantec antivirus scan engine for ms isa
  • symantec / symantec antivirus scan engine messaging
  • symantec / symantec mail security for microsoft exchange

References

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

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