PT-2008-1949 · Symantec · Symantec Scan Engine+1

Published 2008-02-28 · Updated 2011-03-08 · CVE-2008-0309

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.8

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Symantec Scan Engine versions 5.1.2 through 5.1.6.30

Description The issue is a stack-based buffer overflow in Symantec Decomposer, which is used in certain Symantec antivirus products. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service via a malformed RAR file to the Internet Content Adaptation Protocol (ICAP) port (1344/tcp).

Recommendations For Symantec Scan Engine versions 5.1.2 through 5.1.6.30, update to version 5.1.6.31 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-0309

Affected Products

Symantec Decomposer

Symantec Scan Engine

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0309 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29140 · Vendor Advisory
• http://symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.27.html · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0680 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1019503 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/27913 · Note
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=667 · Note