CVE-2008-6962

Description

Avira AntiVir Premium, Premium Security Suite, AntiVir Professional, and AntiVir Personal - FREE allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted IOCTL request that overwrites a kernel pointer.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46567 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/VUPEN-Security-Advisory-20081112.txt vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3130 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32269 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6962?
CVE-2008-6962 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-6962?
To fix CVE-2008-6962, 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-2008-6962 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-6962 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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