CVE-2008-6962
Avira AntiVir - Local Privilege Escalation via IOCTL Request
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46567
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.vupen.com/english/VUPEN-Security-Advisory-20081112.txt
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3130
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32269
Scores
EPSS
0.0065
EPSS Percentile
47.0%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (5)
avira/antivir
avira/antivir
6.35.00.00
avira/antivir_personal
(2 CPE variants)
avira/antivir_professional
avira/antivir_security_suite
Published
Aug 13, 2009
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026