CVE-2008-3688

sockethandler.cpp in HTTP Antivirus Proxy (HAVP) 0.88 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) by connecting to a non-responsive server, which triggers an infinite loop due to an uninitialized variable.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/31494	Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/31971	Broken Link
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200809-11.xml	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30697	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020900	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.server-side.de/index.htm	Broken Link Product
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44467	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=487CDF51.5060201%40endian.com	Broken Link Patch

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:havp:http_antivirus_proxy:0.88:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

08 Feb 2024, 23:44

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~4.3~~ v3 : ~~unknown~~	v2 : 4.3 v3 : 7.5
References	~~() http://www.server-side.de/index.htm - Product~~	() http://www.server-side.de/index.htm - Broken Link, Product

Information

Published : 2008-08-14 22:41

Updated : 2024-02-08 23:44

NVD link : CVE-2008-3688

Mitre link : CVE-2008-3688

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2008-3688

JSON object : View

Products Affected

havp

http_antivirus_proxy

CWE

CWE-908

Use of Uninitialized Resource

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