CVE-2008-3174
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 2.0%EU EUVD
Unspecified vulnerability in the kmxfw.sys driver in CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) r8, as used in CA Internet Security Suite and Personal Firewall, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors, related to "insufficient validation."
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P- EPSS score
- 2.0% (81th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-3164)
- Published
- August 12, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3164 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- computer associates / host based intrusion prevention system
- computer associates / internet security suite
- computer associates / internet security suite
- computer associates / personal firewall
- computer associates / personal firewall
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31434(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vuln.aspx?id=36560
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495397/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30651
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020661
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020662
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020663
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2339
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44393
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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