PT-2008-6602 · Sophos · Sophos Anti-Virus

Xhakerman2006 · Published 2008-12-12 · Updated 2018-10-11 · CVE-2008-5541

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Sophos Anti-Virus version 4.33.0

Description The issue allows remote attackers to bypass malware detection in HTML documents by modifying the file to include an MZ header at the beginning and altering the filename extension to have no extension, a .txt extension, or a .jpg extension.

Recommendations For Sophos Anti-Virus version 4.33.0, consider updating the software to a version that includes improved malware detection capabilities to prevent bypassing of malware detection. As a temporary workaround, restrict the handling of files with modified extensions to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5541

Affected Products

Sophos Anti-Virus

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5541 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/499043/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4723 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/498995/100/0/threaded · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47435 · Note