CVE-2008-5747

medium

Description

F-Prot 4.6.8 for GNU/Linux allows remote attackers to bypass anti-virus protection via a crafted ELF program with a "corrupted" header that still allows the program to be executed. NOTE: due to an error in the initial disclosure, F-secure was incorrectly stated as the vendor.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32753

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499501/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499305/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499083

http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-08016.html

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4822

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-14.xml

http://secunia.com/advisories/34700

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-12-29

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00498