CVE-2008-1412
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 89th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
Unspecified vulnerability in multiple F-Secure anti-virus products, including Internet Security 2006 through 2008, Anti-Virus 2006 through 2008, and others, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via a malformed archive that triggers an unhandled exception, as demonstrated by the PROTOS GENOME test suite for Archive Formats.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
3.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 89th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
6 events over 6668 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- EPSS band changemoderate → low
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- f-secure anti-virusSecurity Products
- f-secure anti-virus client securitySecurity Products
- f-secure anti-virus for linuxSecurity Products
- f-secure anti-virus for workstationsSecurity Products
- f-secure anti-virus linux client securitySecurity Products
- f-secure client securitySecurity Products
- f-secure internet securitySecurity Products
- f-secure mobile antivirus for s60Security Products
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Technical detail
CVSS 2.0 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Scored 6.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Access Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network
- Access Complexity MediumSome conditions must be met
- Authentication NoneNo authentication required
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality PartialSome information is disclosed
- Integrity PartialSome data can be modified
- Availability PartialReduced performance or service disruption
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Initial AccessT1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationlow confidence
Sources
References in the record
- support.f-secure.com/enu/corporate/downloads/hotfixes/av-mimesweeper-hotfixes.shtml
- f-secure.com/security/fsc-2008-2.shtml
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41234
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