CVE-2008-1738: Rising Antivirus 2008 before 20.38.20 allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via an in

Q: How do I fix CVE-2008-1738?

rising antivirus: upgrade to newer than 20.38.20. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2008-1738 being exploited?

CVE-2008-1738 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2008-1738 affect?

CVE-2008-1738 affects rising antivirus. Severity is low (CVSS 2.1). 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.

Q: How urgent is CVE-2008-1738?

Priority 22/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Routine

LOW 2.1UPGRADE

CVE-2008-1738 is a low-severity flaw (CVSS 2.1) affecting rising antivirus. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

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.

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	2.1 (Low)
EPSS exploit chance	0.9% (top 41%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-20
Published	2008-04-30
Last modified	2026-06-16

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: rising-global

Last updated 2026-06-16 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2008-04-30 00:10 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-16 22:52 UTCUpdated Record last modified

rising-global rising antivirus UPGRADE

Affected: <= 20.38.20

Fixed in: newer than 20.38.20

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy rising-antivirus || rpm -q rising-antivirus || rising-antivirus --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 20.38.20 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade rising-antivirus

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade rising-antivirus

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2008-1738?

rising antivirus: upgrade to newer than 20.38.20. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2008-1738 being exploited?

CVE-2008-1738 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2008-1738 affect?

CVE-2008-1738 affects rising antivirus. Severity is low (CVSS 2.1). 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.

How urgent is CVE-2008-1738?

Priority 22/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

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