Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Sophos Anti-Virus and Endpoint Security before 6.0.5, Anti-Virus for Linux before 5.0.10, and other platforms before 4.11, when archive scanning is enabled, allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (memory corruption) via a CHM file with an LZX decompression header that specifies a Window_size of 0.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Damian Put · textdosmultiple
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2910
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/7609.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017132
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4239
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_idefense
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=452
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20816
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/22591
Scores
EPSS
0.4109
EPSS Percentile
97.4%
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (16)
sophos/anti-virus
4.04
sophos/anti-virus
4.05
sophos/anti-virus
4.5.3
sophos/anti-virus
4.5.4
sophos/anti-virus
4.5.11
sophos/anti-virus
4.5.12
sophos/anti-virus
4.7.1
sophos/anti-virus
4.7.2
sophos/anti-virus
5.0.1
sophos/anti-virus
5.0.2
... and 6 more
Published
Nov 01, 2006
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026