CVE-2008-4396

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Published Oct 2, 2008 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 4.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Safer Networking FileAlyzer 1.6.0.0 and 1.6.0.4 beta, and possibly other versions, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an executable with malformed version data.

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:safer_networking:filealyzer:1.6.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:safer_networking:filealyzer:1.6.0.4:beta::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-4377	Stack-based buffer overflow in Safer Networking FileAlyzer 1.6.0.0 and 1.6.0.4 beta, and possibly other versions, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an executable with malformed version data.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 4.1% (4.093% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://forums.spybot.info/showthread.php?t=34737
http://lostmon.blogspot.com/2008/09/filealyzer-1604-stak-overflow.html
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0809-advisories/filealyzer-overflow.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31474
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45516

History

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Subscriptions

Safer Networking Filealyzer

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:17 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 2, 2008, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 10:17 AM
Reserved: Oct 2, 2008, 12:00 AM

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

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 2, 2008, 8:37 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:57 PM

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