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CVE-2008-3688
sockethandler.cpp in HTTP Antivirus Proxy (HAVP) 0.88 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) by connecting to a…
High7.5EPSS 3.0%
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- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.0% · top 13% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (8)
- 30697 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-200809-11 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- [havp-devel] 20080715 Infinite loop which causes havp to block completely (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 31494 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- havp-sockethandler-dos(44467) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 1020900 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 31971 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.server-side.de/index.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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