VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-1530
Sophos Anti-Virus 5.0.1, with "Scan inside archive files" enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption by infinite loop) via a Bzip2 archive with a large 'Extra field length' value.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 6.16%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (6.16%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Sophos Anti-Virus 5.0.1, with "Scan inside archive files" enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption by infinite loop) via a Bzip2 archive with a large 'Extra field length' value.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 6.16% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sophos/sophos anti-virus · sophos/sophos mailmonitor · sophos/sophos mailmonitor for notes domino · sophos/sophos puremessage anti-virus · sophos/sophos small business suite
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014488
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=283&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=truePatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14270Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21373
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014488
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=283&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=truePatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14270Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21373
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.