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CVE-2008-5747
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…
Medium5.0EPSS 3.1%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.1% · top 12% 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: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- 20081210 [IVIZ-08-016] F-Secure f-prot Antivirus for Linux corrupted ELF header Security Bypass (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20081222 Re: [IVIZ-08-016] F-Secure f-prot Antivirus for Linux corrupted ELF header Security Bypass (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 32753 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-200904-14 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 34700 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-08016.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 4822 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 20081216 Re: [IVIZ-08-016] F-Secure f-prot Antivirus for Linux corrupted ELF header Security Bypass (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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