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CVE-2008-1738

2.1 · LOW

Rising Antivirus 2008 before 20.38.20 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an invalid pointer to the _CLIENT_ID structure in a call to the NtOpenProcess hooked System…

Published Apr 30, 2008rising-globalCWE-20EPSS 0.87%

Overview

CVE-2008-1738 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting rising-global rising_antivirus. It was published on April 30, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Rising Antivirus 2008 before 20.38.20 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an invalid pointer to the _CLIENT_ID structure in a call to the NtOpenProcess hooked System Service Descriptor Table (SSDT) function.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from rising-global. Update rising_antivirus to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
rising-globalrising_antivirus0Affected

References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/30007Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/3838Refsecuritytracker.com/id?1019946Refwww.coresecurity.com/?action=item&id=2249Refwww.securityfocus.com/archive/1/491405/100/0/threadedRefwww.securityfocus.com/bid/28744Refwww.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1382Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42084Refsecunia.com/advisories/30007Refsecurityreason.com/securityalert/3838

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-1738?

CVE-2008-1738 is a low-severity vulnerability affecting rising-global rising_antivirus. It was published on April 30, 2008 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2008-1738?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2008-1738?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from rising-global. Update rising_antivirus to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2008-1738?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2008-1738 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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