Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800395
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	AVG Anti-Virus <= 7.5.51 DoS Vulnerability - Linux
Summary:	AVG Anti-Virus is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: AVG Anti-Virus is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The flaw is caused by a memory corruption error when the scan engine processes malformed UPX files. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will let the attacker execute arbitrary code in the context of the affected application or even can cause denial of service. Affected Software/OS: AVG Anti-Virus version 7.5.51 and prior on Linux. Solution: No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one. CVSS Score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2008-6662 BugTraq ID: 32749 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32749 Bugtraq: 20081210 [IVIZ-08-014] AVG antivirus for Linux vulnerability (Google Search) http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122893196715523&w=2 http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-08014.html http://www.osvdb.org/51962 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/3461 XForce ISS Database: avg-linux-upx-dos(47254) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47254
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