6.8CVSSMEDIUM
Description
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.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:MAccess ComplexityMedium
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:PConfidentialityPartial
I:PIntegrityPartial
A:PAvailabilityPartial
Weaknesses
Affected Products
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique Initial Access
References
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/corporate/downloads/hotfixes/av-mimesweeper-hotfixes.shtml
support.f-secure.com
http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2008-2.shtml
f-secure.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41234
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
and 9 more references View all →
Timeline
Published
Mar 20, 2008
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026
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