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CVE-2008-0308

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-02-28 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-399

Description

Symantec Decomposer, as used in certain Symantec antivirus products including Symantec Scan Engine 5.1.2 and other versions before 5.1.6.31, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a malformed RAR file to the Internet Content Adaptation Protocol (ICAP) port (1344/tcp).

Affected products

• Symantec Scan Engine: through 5.1.4.24
• Symantec Antivirus Clearswift: through 4.3.16.39
• Symantec Antivirus Filtering Domino Mpe: through 3.0.12
• Symantec Antivirus Messaging: through 4.3.16.39
• Symantec Antivirus Microsoft Sharepoint: through 4.3.16.39
• Symantec Antivirus Ms Isa: through 4.3.16.39
• Symantec Antivirus Network Attached Storage: through 4.3.16.39
• Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine: through 4.3.16.39
• Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine Caching: through 4.3.16.39
• Symantec Mail Security Exchange: through 4.6.5.12; through 5.0.4.363

References

• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=666
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29140
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27911
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019503
• http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.27.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0680
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=666
• http://secunia.com/advisories/29140
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27911
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019503
• http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.27.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0680

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