# CVE-2008-6662: AVG Anti-Virus for Linux 7.5.51, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or possibly

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-04-07 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

AVG Anti-Virus for Linux 7.5.51, and possibly earlier, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed UPX compressed file, which triggers memory corruption.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122893196715523&w=2
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3461
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47254
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32749
- http://www.osvdb.org/51962
- http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-08014.html

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