Is CVE-2008-6661 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-6661 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-6661?

CVE-2008-6661 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2008-6661

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 4.2%EU EUVD

Multiple integer overflows in the scanning engine in Bitdefender for Linux 7.60825 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed (1) NeoLite and (2) ASProtect packed PE file.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.0 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-189
EPSS score: 4.2% (91th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-6623)
Published: April 7, 2009
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-6623 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

bitdefender / bitdefender antivirus
linux / linux kernel

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122893066212987&w=2(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/33240(Broken Link)
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-08012.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.osvdb.org/50826(Broken Link)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32751(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3459(Broken Link)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47219(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

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

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