CVE-2008-6662 describes a vulnerability in AVG Anti-Virus for Linux, specifically version 7.5.51 and potentially earlier, where processing a malformed UPX compressed file can lead to memory corruption. This flaw allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service through a segmentation fault or potentially execute arbitrary code. With a CVSS score of 4.3, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability requiring moderate attack complexity, but it has a low EPSS score and no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.5.51CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:avg:avg_anti-virus:7.5.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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