CVE-2008-6846
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 3.7%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 3.7% (90th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-6806)
- Published
- July 2, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-6806 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- avast / avast antivirus
- avast / avast antivirus
- avast / avast antivirus
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(Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47251
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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