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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-5747 · published 29 December 2008

CVE-2008-5747: F-prot antivirus vulnerability

F Prot · F Prot Antivirus

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 3.1% · top 12.9% CWE-399 · CWE-399
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
3.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
16References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/34700
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-14.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4822
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-08016.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499083
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499305/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499501/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32753
http://secunia.com/advisories/34700
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200904-14.xml
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4822
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-08016.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499083
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499305/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499501/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32753

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-5747), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.