CVE-2008-3447

F-Prot Antivirus 6.2.1 4252 - Denial of Service via Malformed ZIP Archive

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-3447. PoCs published by kokanin.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in F-PROT Antivirus version 6.2.1.4252. The scanner enters an infinite loop when processing a specially crafted ZIP file (snot.zip), causing it to hang indefinitely.

Description

The scanning engine in F-Prot Antivirus 6.2.1 4252 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed ZIP archive, probably related to invalid offsets.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by kokanin · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6174

This exploit demonstrates a denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability in F-PROT Antivirus version 6.2.1.4252. The scanner enters an infinite loop when processing a specially crafted ZIP file (snot.zip), causing it to hang indefinitely.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: F-PROT Antivirus version 6.2.1.4252
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target system to execute the scanner command · Presence of the malicious ZIP file (snot.zip)
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/Jul/0569.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020612
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31313
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6174
Third Party Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2283
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44134
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30461

Scores

EPSS 0.0787
EPSS Percentile 93.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-399
Status published
Products (2)
f-prot/f-prot_antivirus 6.2.1.4252
f-prot/scanning_engine 4.4.4.56
Published Aug 04, 2008
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026