CVE-2007-4578 | BDVDB-2026-26067 Detail
Description#
Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows and for Unix/Linux before 2.48.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted UPX packed file, resulting from an "integer cast around". NOTE: as of 20070828, the vendor says this is a DoS and the researcher says this allows code execution, but the researcher is reliable.
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.nruns.com/security_advisory_sophos_upx_infinite_loop_dos.php
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25428
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26580
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477864/100/0/threaded
- http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/28407.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3072
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477882/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477720/100/0/threaded
- 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.