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Priority LOW 33CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00654 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivir:-:-:premium:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Gen Digital |
| cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivir:6.35.00.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.35.00.00 | Vulnerable | Gen Digital |
| cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivir_personal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Gen Digital |
| cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivir_personal:*:*:premium:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Gen Digital |
| cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivir_professional:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Gen Digital |
| cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivir_security_suite:-:-:premium:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Gen Digital |
- cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivir:-:-:premium:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Gen Digital
- cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivir:6.35.00.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.35.00.00 Vulnerable ·Gen Digital
- cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivir_personal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Gen Digital
- cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivir_personal:*:*:premium:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Gen Digital
- cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivir_professional:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Gen Digital
- cpe:2.3:a:avira:antivir_security_suite:-:-:premium:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Gen Digital
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-6962
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rf7m-24r8-9hg2
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Gen Digital Antivir vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-01281 The TAR file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Avira AntiVir… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2012-01279 The TAR file parser in Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, avast!… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2012-01265 The RAR file parser in ClamAV 0.96.4, Rising Antivirus 22.83.00.03, Quick Heal (aka Cat… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2012-01247 The TAR file parser in Avira AntiVir 7.11.1.163, Antiy Labs AVL SDK 2.0.3.7, Quick Heal… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2007-02880 Buffer overflow in the file parsing engine in Avira Antivir Antivirus before 7.03.00.09… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2007-02879 Avira Antivir Antivirus before 7.03.00.09 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2008-6962 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-6962 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rf7m-24r8-9hg2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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