Description
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").
Published: 2007-08-28
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 5.6% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2007-4559 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").
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Subscriptions

Sophos Anti-virus Scanning Engine Small Business Suite
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T15:01:09.876Z

Reserved: 2007-08-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-4577

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-08-28T18:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-4577

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Weaknesses