CVE-2008-6962 json
Avira AntiVir Premium, Premium Security Suite, AntiVir Professional, and AntiVir Personal - FREE allows local users to execute arbitrary co…
published 2009-08-13 17 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-6921
- cvss
- 7.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 51%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 51% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
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vupen.com
/english/VUPEN-Security-Advisory-20081112.txt
vendor-advisory
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vupen.com
/english/advisories/2008/3130
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/46567
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/bid/32269
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-6962
- NVD CVE-2008-6962
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