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CVE-2006-56461 exploit

Heap-based buffer overflow in Sophos Anti-Virus and Endpoint Security before 6.0.5, Anti-Virus for Linux before 5.0.10, and other platforms…

Published 20 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
17.9%
percentile 97%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Heap-based buffer overflow in Sophos Anti-Virus and Endpoint Security before 6.0.5, Anti-Virus for Linux before 5.0.10, and other platforms before 4.11, when archive scanning is enabled, allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (memory corruption) via a CHM file with an LZX decompression header that specifies a Window_size of 0.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

17.92% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-2910 Sophos AntiVirus - '.CHM' File Heap Overflow (PoC) · dos · 2006-12-10

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • sophos.com /support/knowledgebase/article/7609.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1017132 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2006/4239 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • labs.idefense.com /intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=452 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_IDEFENSE, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/20816 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/22591 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred

Sources

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