4.3

CVE-2008-3244: f-prot f-prot_antivirus Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
Published 21-07-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-3244 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in f-prot f-prot_antivirus. EPSS estimates a 2.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.21%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 21-07-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.21%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

82%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.21% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.21%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

F-prot2 products
  • f-prot_antivirus3.11b | 3.12 | 3.12a | 3.12b | 3.12c | 3.12d | 3.13 | 3.13a | 3.14 | 3.14a | 3.14b | 3.14c | 3.14d | 3.14e | 3.15 | 3.15a | 3.15b | 3.16 | 3.16a | 3.16b | 3.16c | 3.16d | 3.16e | 3.16f | 4.6.6 | 6.0.5 | 6.0.5.1 | 6.0.6 | 6.0.6.1 | 6.0.6.3 | 6.0.6.4 | 6.0.7 | 6.0.7.1 | 6.0.8
  • scanning_engine≤ 4.3.2

1 vendor · 2 products

References

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