HAVP HTTP Antivirus Proxy 0.88 sockethandler.cpp uninitialized resource management
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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in HAVP HTTP Antivirus Proxy 0.88 (Anti-Malware Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file sockethandler.cpp. The manipulation of the argument uninitialized
with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
sockethandler.cpp in HTTP Antivirus Proxy (HAVP) 0.88 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) by connecting to a non-responsive server, which triggers an infinite loop due to an uninitialized variable.
The bug was discovered 08/03/2008. The weakness was published 08/14/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-3688 since 08/14/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 11 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 34251 (GLSA-200809-11 : HAVP: Denial of Service), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (44467) and Tenable (34251).
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 34251
Nessus Name: GLSA-200809-11 : HAVP: Denial of Service
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OpenVAS ID: 61648
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200809-11 (havp)
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Sources
Advisory: sourceforge.netStatus: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3688 (🔍)
X-Force: 44467
SecurityTracker: 1020900
Vulnerability Center: 19614 - HTTP Antivirus Proxy Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS, Medium
SecurityFocus: 30697 - HAVP 'sockethandler.cpp' Client Connect Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 31494
OSVDB: 47512 - CVE-2008-3688 - HTTP Antivirus Proxy - Denial of Service Issue
Entry
Created: 03/17/2015 12:19Updated: 08/17/2019 17:30
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 (73), 08/17/2019 17:30 (12)
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