CVE-2008-3244

F-Prot Antivirus < 6.0.9.0 - Denial of Service via CHM File with Large nb_dir Value

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31118
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.f-prot.com/download/ReleaseNotesWindows.txt
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2124/references
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020507
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30253
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43835

Scores

EPSS 0.0221
EPSS Percentile 80.5%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (35)
f-prot/f-prot_antivirus 3.11b
f-prot/f-prot_antivirus 3.12
f-prot/f-prot_antivirus 3.12a
f-prot/f-prot_antivirus 3.12b
f-prot/f-prot_antivirus 3.12c
f-prot/f-prot_antivirus 3.12d
f-prot/f-prot_antivirus 3.13
f-prot/f-prot_antivirus 3.13a
f-prot/f-prot_antivirus 3.14
f-prot/f-prot_antivirus 3.14a
... and 25 more
Published Jul 21, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026