CVE-2008-6846

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-119 Buffer Errors

Publication date:

02/07/2009

Last modified:

09/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.80 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): Physical
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0

6.80

Severity 2.0

MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_antivirus:1.0.5:-:linux_home:::::*
cpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_antivirus:1.0.5-1:-:linux_home:::::*
cpe:2.3:a:avast:avast_antivirus:1.0.8:-:linux_home:::::*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CVE-2008-6846

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools