CVE-2008-4166

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Published Sep 22, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 2.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

Integer overflow in the JavaScript engine in Avant Browser 11.7 Build 9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by attempting to URL encode a string containing many instances of an invalid character.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:avantbrowser:avant_browser:*:build_9:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4149	Integer overflow in the JavaScript engine in Avant Browser 11.7 Build 9 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by attempting to URL encode a string containing many instances of an invalid character.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.2% (2.184% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4284
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496301/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31155
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45121

History

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Subscriptions

Avantbrowser Avant Browser

Weaknesses

CWE-189

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:08 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 22, 2008, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:08 AM
Reserved: Sep 22, 2008, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:57 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 22, 2008, 6:34 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:57 PM

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