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CVE-2008-6846
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…
Medium6.8EPSS 3.7%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.7% · top 10% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 52016 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 32747 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20081210 [IVIZ-08-013] Avast antivirus for Linux multiple vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- ADV-2008-3460 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- avast-home-iso-rpm-bo(47251) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-08013.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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