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)
Published Feb 28, 2008
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.66%
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 products
No data.
- ≤ 5.1.4.24
- ≤ 3.0.12
- ≤ 3.0.12
- ≤ 3.0.12
- ≤ 4.3.16.39
- ≤ 4.3.16.39
- ≤ 4.3.16.39
- ≤ 4.3.16.39
- ≤ 4.3.16.39
- ≤ 4.3.16.39
- ≤ 4.3.16.39
- ≤ 4.6.5.12
- ≤ 5.0.4.363
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.66% (0.03659) | 89.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.66% (0.03659) | 88.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.16% (0.05161) | 88.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.99% (0.03986) | 80.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.16% (0.05161) | 89.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 1, 2025 | 9.51% (0.09509) | 94.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.10% (0.05096) | 92.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.17% (0.03173) | 91.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 2.38% (0.02378) | 88.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.69% (0.01690) | 85.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 89.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 88.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 74.95th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=667 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29140 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27913 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019503 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.27.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0680 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=667 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29140 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27913 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019503 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.02.27.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0680 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
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