Privilege Escalation in Avira AntiVir Products
CVE-2008-6962

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Key Information:

Vendor

Avira

Status
Antivir
Antivir Personal
Antivir Professional
Antivir Security Suite
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 August 2009

What is CVE-2008-6962?

The vulnerability in Avira AntiVir software products allows local users to craft specific IOCTL requests that can overwrite kernel pointers, leading to the execution of arbitrary code. This poses significant security risks as it facilitates unauthorized privilege escalation, potentially allowing an attacker to gain higher-level access within the affected system.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46567
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.vupen.com/english/VUPEN-Security-Advisory-2008...
x_refsource_MISC
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3130
vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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