High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 14, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2008-3688
CVE-2008-3688
Description
sockethandler.cpp in HTTP Antivirus Proxy (HAVP) 0.88 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) by connecting to a non-responsive server, which triggers an infinite loop due to an uninitialized variable.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:havp:http_antivirus_proxy:0.88:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:havp:http_antivirus_proxy:0.88:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =0.88
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.phpnvdBroken LinkPatch
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200809-11.xmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/30697nvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44467nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- secunia.com/advisories/31494nvdBroken Link
- secunia.com/advisories/31971nvdBroken Link
- www.server-side.de/index.htmnvdBroken LinkProduct
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