CVE-2007-4577 | BDVDB-2026-26066 Detail
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").
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2972
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25428
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26580
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3073
- http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/28407.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477727/100/0/threaded
- http://www.nruns.com/security_advisory_sophos_gzip_infinite_loop_dos.php
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018608
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.