PT-2006-6353 · Sophos · Sophos Endpoint Security+2

Published 2006-11-01 · Updated 2011-03-07 · CVE-2006-5646

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Sophos Anti-Virus and Endpoint Security versions prior to 6.0.5 Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux versions prior to 5.0.10 Other Sophos platforms versions prior to 4.11

Description: The issue is related to a heap-based buffer overflow that occurs when archive scanning is enabled. This can be triggered by remote attackers via a CHM file with an LZX decompression header that specifies a Window size of 0, leading to a denial of service due to memory corruption.

Recommendations: For Sophos Anti-Virus and Endpoint Security versions prior to 6.0.5, update to version 6.0.5 or later. For Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux versions prior to 5.0.10, update to version 5.0.10 or later. For other Sophos platforms versions prior to 4.11, update to version 4.11 or later.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-5646

Affected Products

Sophos Anti-Virus

Sophos Anti-Virus For Linux

Sophos Endpoint Security

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/2910 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5646 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/22591 · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4239 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/20816 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017132 · Note
• http://sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/7609.html · Note
• http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=452 · Note