CVE-2008-3864

The ApiThread function in the firewall service (aka TmPfw.exe) in Trend Micro Network Security Component (NSC) modules, as used in Trend Micro OfficeScan 8.0 SP1 Patch 1 and Internet Security 2007 and 2008 17.0.1224, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (service crash) via a packet with a large value in an unspecified size field.

Published: 2009-01-21 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-3864 is rated Moderate Risk (48.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.66%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3864

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 1.56% 1.66% +0.10%
2 2025-03-29 1.66% 1.56% -0.10%
3 2025-03-17 1.66%

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3864

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-2008-3864

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3864

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
trend_micro internet_security_2007 cpe:2.3:a:trend_micro:internet_security_2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trend_micro internet_security_2008 17.0.1224 cpe:2.3:a:trend_micro:internet_security_2008:17.0.1224:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
trend_micro officescan 8.0 cpe:2.3:a:trend_micro:officescan:8.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3864

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