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CVE-2008-0309

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-0309 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in Symantec Decomposer, affecting Symantec Scan Engine 5.1.2 and earlier versions, as well as other Symantec antivirus products. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by sending a malformed RAR file to the ICAP port (1344/tcp). With a CVSS score of 6.8, it has a medium severity, requiring moderate attack complexity but no authentication. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploits in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and community discussion is minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 5.1.4.24CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:scan_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
<= 3.0.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:symantec_antivirus_filtering_domino_mpe:*:*:aix:*:*:*:*:*
<= 3.0.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:symantec_antivirus_filtering_domino_mpe:*:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
<= 3.0.12CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:symantec_antivirus_filtering_domino_mpe:*:*:solaris:*:*:*:*:*
<= 4.3.16.39CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:symantec_antivirus_network_attached_storage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.66%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
88.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0366 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

labs.idefense.com / intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php
secunia.com / advisories/29140
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/27913
securitytracker.com / id
symantec.com / avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.27.html
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/0680