Is CVE-2008-6000 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-6000 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-6000?

CVE-2008-6000 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-6000

HIGH · CVSS 7.2EPSS 0.6%EU EUVD

The GDTdiIcpt.sys driver in G DATA AntiVirus 2008, InternetSecurity 2008, and TotalCare 2008 populates kernel registers with IOCTL 0x8317001c input values, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) or gain privileges via a crafted IOCTL request, as demonstrated by execution of the KeSetEvent function with modified register contents.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.2 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-399
EPSS score: 0.6% (48th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-5970)
Published: January 28, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5970 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

gdata / antivirus 2008
gdata / internetsecurity 2008
gdata / totalcare 2008

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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