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CVE-2008-6962

Published: Aug 13, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
7.2HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 52.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

avira
commercial·DEaka antivir
antivirOn-premDesktop App
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
antivir personalOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
antivir professionalOn-premDesktop App
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
antivir security suiteOn-prem
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46567
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/VUPEN-Security-Advisory-20081112.txt
vupen.com
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3130
vupen.com
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