CVE-2008-3174

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."

Published: 2008-08-12 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-3174 is rated Moderate Risk (48.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.62%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3174

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 2025-03-30 1.53% 1.62% +0.09%
2 2025-03-29 1.62% 1.53% -0.09%
3 2025-03-17 — 1.62% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3174

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3174

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3174

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
computer_associates host_based_intrusion_prevention_system r8 cpe:2.3:a:computer_associates:host_based_intrusion_prevention_system:r8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
computer_associates internet_security_suite 2007 cpe:2.3:a:computer_associates:internet_security_suite:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
computer_associates internet_security_suite 2008 cpe:2.3:a:computer_associates:internet_security_suite:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
computer_associates personal_firewall 2007 cpe:2.3:a:computer_associates:personal_firewall:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
computer_associates personal_firewall 2008 cpe:2.3:a:computer_associates:personal_firewall:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3174

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