CVE-2008-0308
Symantec Decomposer, as used in certain Symantec antivirus products including Symantec Scan...
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).
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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).
- Record
CVE-2008-0308- CVSS 2.0
- 7.1 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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).
- Record
CVE-2008-0308- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0318 No score
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).
- Record
EUVD-2008-0318- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5mvp-g227-prcq No score
Symantec Decomposer, as used in certain Symantec antivirus products including Symantec Scan...
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).
- Record
GHSA-5mvp-g227-prcq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- symantec scan engine
- symantec antivirus clearswift
- symantec antivirus filtering domino mpe
- symantec antivirus messaging
- symantec antivirus microsoft sharepoint
- symantec antivirus ms isa
- symantec antivirus network attached storage
- symantec antivirus scan engine
- symantec antivirus scan engine caching
- symantec mail security exchange
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-0308 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Symantec Scan Engine, published February 28, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.55%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.27.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0680
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=666
securityfocus.com/bid/27911
secunia.com/advisories/29140
securitytracker.com/id?1019503
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0308
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5mvp-g227-prcq