6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2007-4578
Sophos Anti-Virus Buffer Overflow Denial of Service and Remote Code Execution
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 28, 2007, 6:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:35 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2007-4578 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sophos anti-virus
2 Sophos scanning_engine
3 Sophos small_business_suite
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 3
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2007-4578.

URL Resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/26580 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3072
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018608
http://www.nruns.com/security_advisory_sophos_upx_infinite_loop_dos.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477720/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477864/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477882/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25428 Patch
http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/28407.html Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2972
http://secunia.com/advisories/26580 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3072
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018608
http://www.nruns.com/security_advisory_sophos_upx_infinite_loop_dos.php
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477720/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477864/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477882/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25428 Patch
http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/28407.html Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2972

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/26580
    Added Reference http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3072
    Added Reference http://securitytracker.com/id?1018608
    Added Reference http://www.nruns.com/security_advisory_sophos_upx_infinite_loop_dos.php
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477720/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477864/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477882/100/0/threaded
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25428
    Added Reference http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/28407.html
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2972
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/477882/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/477720/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Removed Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/477864/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477882/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477864/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477720/100/0/threaded [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 29, 2007

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2007-4578 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2007-4578 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

9.21 }} 0.55%

score

0.94664

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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