CVE-2008-6846

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-07-02 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

Avast Antivirus: 1.0.5, 1.0.5-1, 1.0.8

References

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
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

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