CVE-2008-0309
Stack-based buffer overflow in Symantec Decomposer, as used in certain Symantec antivirus...
Stack-based buffer overflow in 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 execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed RAR file to the Internet Content Adaptation Protocol (ICAP) port (1344/tcp).
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Stack-based buffer overflow in 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 execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed RAR file to the Internet Content Adaptation Protocol (ICAP) port (1344/tcp).
- Record
CVE-2008-0309- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in 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 execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed RAR file to the Internet Content Adaptation Protocol (ICAP) port (1344/tcp).
- Record
CVE-2008-0309- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-0319 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in 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 execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed RAR file to the Internet Content Adaptation Protocol (ICAP) port (1344/tcp).
- Record
EUVD-2008-0319- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3rhq-2g85-5xqr No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in Symantec Decomposer, as used in certain Symantec antivirus...
Stack-based buffer overflow in 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 execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed RAR file to the Internet Content Adaptation Protocol (ICAP) port (1344/tcp).
- Record
GHSA-3rhq-2g85-5xqr- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- symantec scan engine
- symantec antivirus filtering domino mpe
- symantec antivirus network attached storage
- symantec antivirus scan engine
- symantec antivirus scan engine caching
- symantec antivirus scan engine clearswift
- symantec antivirus scan engine for microsoft sharepoint
- symantec antivirus scan engine for ms isa
- symantec antivirus scan engine messaging
- symantec mail security for microsoft 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-2008-0309 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) 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 3.66%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.27.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0680
securityfocus.com/bid/27913
secunia.com/advisories/29140
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=667
securitytracker.com/id?1019503
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-0309
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3rhq-2g85-5xqr