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GSD-2008-3688

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:23
Details
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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CVE-2008-3688
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