CVE-2008-6846 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Vendors	Products
Avast Subscribe	Avast Antivirus Subscribe

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:::::*

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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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

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

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

Link: CVE-2008-6846

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-6846

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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