CVE-2008-6085
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 93rd 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
Integer overflow in multiple F-Secure anti-virus products, including Internet Security 2006 through 2008, Anti-Virus 2006 through 2008, and others, when configured to scan inside compressed archives, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted RPM compressed archive file, which triggers a buffer overflow.
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
5.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 93rd percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
6 events over 6348 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- OpenVAS check added
- EPSS band changemoderate → low
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
- f-secure anti-virusSecurity Products
- f-secure anti-virus for citrix serversSecurity Products
- f-secure anti-virus for microsoft exchangeSecurity Products
- f-secure anti-virus for mimesweeperSecurity Products
- f-secure anti-virus for windows serversSecurity Products
- f-secure anti-virus for workstationsSecurity Products
- f-secure anti-virus linux client securitySecurity Products
- f-secure anti-virus linux server securitySecurity Products
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Technical detail
CVSS 2.0 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Scored 7.6 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Access Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network
- Access Complexity HighSpecialized conditions required
- Authentication NoneNo authentication required
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality CompleteAll information is disclosed
- Integrity CompleteAll data can be modified
- Availability CompleteTotal shutdown of the affected resource
Weaknesses
Sources
References in the record
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