Denial of Service vulnerability in AVG Anti-Virus (Linux)

This host is installed with AVG Anti-Virus and is prone to Denial of Service Vulnerability. OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: gbavgavdosvulnlin.nasl 4865 2016-12-28 16:16:43Z teissa $ Denial of Service vulnerability in AVG Anti-Virus Linux Authors: Sharath S Copyright: Copyright c 2009 Greenbone...

CVE-2008-6662

CVE-2008-6662 affects AVG Anti-Virus for Linux, version 7.5.51 and earlier. A malformed UPX-compressed file can trigger memory corruption, enabling remote attackers to cause a denial of service and, potentially, execute arbitrary code. The vulnerability is documented with a CVSSv2 base score of 4...