Vulnerability in Havp Http Antivirus Proxy

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.

EPSS: 0.030 (86.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Broken Link)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, Broken Link)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Product, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-3688?
CVE-2008-3688 is a high-severity vulnerability in Havp Http Antivirus Proxy, classified under Use of Uninitialized Resource. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2008-08-14.
How severe is CVE-2008-3688?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.