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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2007-4787

The virus detection engine in Sophos Anti-Virus before 2.49.0 does not properly process malformed (1) CAB, (2) LZH, and (3) RAR files with modified headers, which might allow remote attackers to bypass malware detection.

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 5.67%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.67%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The virus detection engine in Sophos Anti-Virus before 2.49.0 does not properly process malformed (1) CAB, (2) LZH, and (3) RAR files with modified headers, which might allow remote attackers to bypass malware detection.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
EPSS
5.67% probability · 93th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
sophos/scanning engine · sophos/sophos anti-virus
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.