CVE-2008-6846: avast avast_antivirus

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-6846 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in avast avast_antivirus. EPSS estimates a 3.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 02-07-2009
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 07-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.