CVE-2008-5667: The scanning engine in VirusBlokAda VBA32 Personal Antivirus 3.12.8.x allows remote attackers to cause a denia

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MEDIUM 5.0DOWNGRADE

CVE-2008-5667 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 5.0) affecting vba32 personal antivirus. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

The scanning engine in VirusBlokAda VBA32 Personal Antivirus 3.12.8.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a malformed RAR archive.

Why this priority

EPSS top 6%: very likely to be exploited
Public exploit reference

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	5.0 (Medium)
EPSS exploit chance	6.4% (top 6%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-399
Published	2008-12-19
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: virusblokada

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2008-12-19 01:52 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 23:00 UTCUpdated Record last modified

virusblokada vba32 personal antivirus DOWNGRADE

Affected: 3.12.8

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 3.12.8

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy vba32-personal-antivirus || rpm -q vba32-personal-antivirus || vba32-personal-antivirus --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 3.12.8 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison vba32-personal-antivirus sudo apt install vba32-personal-antivirus=<VERSION_BEFORE_3.12.8> sudo apt-mark hold vba32-personal-antivirus

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list vba32-personal-antivirus sudo dnf downgrade vba32-personal-antivirus-<VERSION_BEFORE_3.12.8> sudo dnf versionlock add vba32-personal-antivirus

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

Public exploits and detection

Public code exists for this CVE. Treat unpatched systems as at risk, and only run PoCs in a lab.

Exploit-DB: VBA32 Personal AntiVirus 3.12.8.x - Malformed Archive Denial of Service

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Scores and fixes here are computed automatically from those and other public sources. Confirm with the vendor advisory before changing production systems.

Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2008-5667?

vba32 personal antivirus: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2008-5667 being exploited?

CVE-2008-5667 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2008-5667 affect?

CVE-2008-5667 affects vba32 personal antivirus. Severity is medium (CVSS 5.0). The scanning engine in VirusBlokAda VBA32 Personal Antivirus 3.12.8.x allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a malformed RAR archive.

How urgent is CVE-2008-5667?

Priority 46/100. EPSS top 6%: very likely to be exploited; Public exploit reference

References

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