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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-1412 · published 20 March 2008

CVE-2008-1412: F-secure anti-virus improper input validation vulnerability

F Secure · F Secure Anti Virus

Unspecified vulnerability in multiple F-Secure anti-virus products, including Internet Security 2006 through 2008, Anti-Virus 2006 through 2008, and others, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via a malformed archive that triggers an unhandled exception, as demonstrated by the PROTOS GENOME test suite for Archive Formats.

6.8 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 3.6% · top 10.9% CWE-20 · Improper input validation
6.8CVSS 2.0 base score
3.6%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
12Affected product versions listed by NVD
24References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in multiple F-Secure anti-virus products, including Internet Security 2006 through 2008, Anti-Virus 2006 through 2008, and others, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via a malformed archive that triggers an unhandled exception, as demonstrated by the PROTOS GENOME test suite for Archive Formats.

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

12 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/29397 Vendor Advisory
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/corporate/downloads/hotfixes/av-cs-hotfixes.shtml
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/corporate/downloads/hotfixes/av-mimesweeper-hotfixes.shtml
http://www.cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/joint-advisory-archive-formats.html
http://www.ee.oulu.fi/research/ouspg/protos/testing/c10/archive/
http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2008-2.shtml Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28282
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019618
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019619
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019620
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0903/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41234
http://secunia.com/advisories/29397 Vendor Advisory
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/corporate/downloads/hotfixes/av-cs-hotfixes.shtml
http://support.f-secure.com/enu/corporate/downloads/hotfixes/av-mimesweeper-hotfixes.shtml
http://www.cert.fi/haavoittuvuudet/joint-advisory-archive-formats.html
http://www.ee.oulu.fi/research/ouspg/protos/testing/c10/archive/
http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2008-2.shtml Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28282
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019618
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019619
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019620
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0903/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41234

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-1412), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.