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CVE-2007-4577

Sophos Anti-Virus for Unix/Linux before 2.48.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed BZip fi…

Published 19 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.5%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
0
none known

Sophos Anti-Virus for Unix/Linux before 2.48.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed BZip file that results in the creation of multiple Engine temporary files (aka a "BZip bomb").

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

5.53% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.07.8AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness

References

  • vupen.com /english/advisories/2007/2972 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/25428 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/26580 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/3073 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • sophos.com /support/knowledgebase/article/28407.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/477727/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • nruns.com /security_advisory_sophos_gzip_infinite_loop_dos.php · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1018608 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

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