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CVE-2008-0309

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.8 Published: 2008-02-28 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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).

Affected Platforms

Symantec Symantec Mail Security For Microsoft ExchangeSymantec Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine MessagingSymantec Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine For Ms IsaSymantec Scan EngineSymantec Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine CachingSymantec Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine ClearswiftSymantec Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine For Microsoft SharepointSymantec Symantec Antivirus Network Attached StorageSymantec Symantec Antivirus Filtering Domino MpeSymantec Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine

Weakness Type

CWE-119

References