CVE-2008-1625

Description

aavmker4.sys in avast! Home and Professional 4.7 for Windows does not properly validate input to IOCTL 0xb2d60030, which allows local users to gain privileges via certain IOCTL requests.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1034/references vdb entry
http://www.trapkit.de/advisories/TKADV2008-002.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28502 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/29605 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490321/100/0/threaded mailing list
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41527 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019732 vdb entry
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-4-home_pro-revision-history.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-1625?
CVE-2008-1625 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-1625?
To fix CVE-2008-1625, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-1625 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-1625 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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