CVE-2008-1412

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.

Published: 2008-03-20 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-1412 is rated Moderate Risk (63.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 29.52%, 97th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.47% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1412

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-04-15 27.05% 29.52% +2.47%
2 2025-05-07 31.56% 27.05% -4.51%
3 2025-05-05 31.56%

Full EPSS history (16 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1412

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1412

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1412

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 2006 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 2007 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 2007 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:2007:second_edition:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus 2008 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus_client_security <= 6.04 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus_client_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus_for_linux <= 4.65 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus_for_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus_for_workstations <= 7.11 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus_for_workstations:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_anti-virus_linux_client_security <= 5.54 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_anti-virus_linux_client_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_client_security <= 7.11 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_client_security:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_internet_security 2006 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_internet_security:2006:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_internet_security 2007 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_internet_security:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_internet_security 2007 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_internet_security:2007:second_edition:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_internet_security 2008 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_internet_security:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_mobile_antivirus_for_s60 2nd_edition cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_mobile_antivirus_for_s60:2nd_edition:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_mobile_antivirus_for_windows_mobile 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_mobile_antivirus_for_windows_mobile:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_mobile_antivirus_for_windows_mobile 6 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_mobile_antivirus_for_windows_mobile:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_mobile_antivirus_for_windows_mobile 2003 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_mobile_antivirus_for_windows_mobile:2003:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_mobile_security_for_series_80 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_mobile_security_for_series_80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_protection_service_for_business <= 3.10 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_protection_service_for_business:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
f-secure f-secure_protection_service_for_consumers <= 7.00 cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:f-secure_protection_service_for_consumers:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1412

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