CVE-2008-6846

critical

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47251

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3460

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32747

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/499080/100/0/threaded

http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-08013.html

http://osvdb.org/52016

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2009-07-02

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04198

Detections

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