CVE-2008-6846 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in avast! Linux Home Edition 1.0.5, 1.0.5-1, and 1.0.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a malformed (1) ISO or (2) RPM file.

Published: 2009-07-02

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: 4.2% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_antivirus:1.0.5:-:linux_home:::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_antivirus:1.0.5-1:-:linux_home:::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_antivirus:1.0.8:-:linux_home:::::*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-6806	Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in avast! Linux Home Edition 1.0.5, 1.0.5-1, and 1.0.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or execute arbitrary code via a malformed (1) ISO or (2) RPM file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04198.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/52016
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-08013.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499080/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32747
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3460
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47251

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Avast Avast Antivirus

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-07-02T10:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T11:42:00.582Z

Reserved: 2009-07-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-6846

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-07-02T10:30:00.280

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-6846

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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