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CVE-2008-3174 (GCVE-0-2008-3174)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-08-12 23:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 09:28
VLAI
Summary
Unspecified vulnerability in the kmxfw.sys driver in CA Host-Based Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) r8, as used in CA Internet Security Suite and Personal Firewall, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unknown vectors, related to "insufficient validation."
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020662 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://www.ca.com/us/securityadvisor/vulninfo/vul… x_refsource_CONFIRM
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https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495397/100… mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
http://secunia.com/advisories/31434 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30651 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020663 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Date Public
2008-08-11 00:00
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