PT-2008-4594 · Sophos · Sophos Virus Detection Engine

Published 2008-07-15 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-3177

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 virus detection engine version 2.75

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an engine crash, by sending zero-length MIME attachments.

Recommendations: For Sophos virus detection engine version 2.75, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue to prevent remote attackers from causing a denial of service.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-16

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-3177

Affected Products

Sophos Virus Detection Engine

References · 7

• http://secunia.com/advisories/31037 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3177 · Security Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2053/references · Note
• http://sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/42245.html?_log_from=rss · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43703 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/30110 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1020462 · Note