What is the severity of CVE-2008-6662?

CVE-2008-6662 has a severity rating that indicates it may lead to denial of service or remote code execution due to memory corruption.

How do I fix CVE-2008-6662?

To mitigate CVE-2008-6662, update AVG Anti-Virus to a version that is not vulnerable to this issue.

Who is affected by CVE-2008-6662?

CVE-2008-6662 affects users of AVG Anti-Virus for Linux versions prior to and including 7.5.51.

What occurs if CVE-2008-6662 is exploited?

Exploitation of CVE-2008-6662 can cause a segmentation fault resulting in a denial of service or potential arbitrary code execution.

When was CVE-2008-6662 published?

CVE-2008-6662 was published in December 2008, highlighting vulnerabilities in AVG Anti-Virus for Linux.

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CVE-2008-6662

medium

4.3

CWE

7/4/2009

7/8/2024

CVE-2008-6662: Input Validation

First published: Tue Apr 07 2009(Updated: )

AVG Anti-Virus for Linux 7.5.51, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed UPX compressed file, which triggers memory corruption.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
All of
Linux Kernel
AVG Anti-Virus	=7.5.51
Linux Linux
AVG Anti-Virus	=7.5.51

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6662?
CVE-2008-6662 has a severity rating that indicates it may lead to denial of service or remote code execution due to memory corruption.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6662?
To mitigate CVE-2008-6662, update AVG Anti-Virus to a version that is not vulnerable to this issue.
Who is affected by CVE-2008-6662?
CVE-2008-6662 affects users of AVG Anti-Virus for Linux versions prior to and including 7.5.51.
What occurs if CVE-2008-6662 is exploited?
Exploitation of CVE-2008-6662 can cause a segmentation fault resulting in a denial of service or potential arbitrary code execution.
When was CVE-2008-6662 published?
CVE-2008-6662 was published in December 2008, highlighting vulnerabilities in AVG Anti-Virus for Linux.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-6662?
CVE-2008-6662 has a severity rating that indicates it may lead to denial of service or remote code execution due to memory corruption.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6662?
To mitigate CVE-2008-6662, update AVG Anti-Virus to a version that is not vulnerable to this issue.
Who is affected by CVE-2008-6662?
CVE-2008-6662 affects users of AVG Anti-Virus for Linux versions prior to and including 7.5.51.
What occurs if CVE-2008-6662 is exploited?
Exploitation of CVE-2008-6662 can cause a segmentation fault resulting in a denial of service or potential arbitrary code execution.
When was CVE-2008-6662 published?
CVE-2008-6662 was published in December 2008, highlighting vulnerabilities in AVG Anti-Virus for Linux.