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CVE-2008-0312

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-0312 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the AutoFix Support Tool ActiveX control (SYMADATA.DLL) found in various Symantec Norton products, including Norton 360, AntiVirus, Internet Security, and System Works versions from 2006 to 2008. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying an excessively long argument to the GetEventLogInfo method. While the vulnerability is severe, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_360:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2006CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2007CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2008CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_antivirus:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2006CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_internet_security:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.15%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
92.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0615 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 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/29660
PatchVendor Advisory
securityresponse.symantec.com / avcenter/security/Content/2008.04.02a.html
Patch
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/41629
securityfocus.com / bid/28507
Patch
securitytracker.com / id
Patch
securitytracker.com / id
Patch
securitytracker.com / id
Patch
vupen.com / english/advisories/2008/1077/references