CVE-2007-4578
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-4578 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2007-08-28 18:17:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 3.4.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 3.78 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 3.78d | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 3.79 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 3.80 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 3.81 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 3.82 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 3.83 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 3.84 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 3.85 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 3.86 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 3.90 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 3.91 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 3.95 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 3.96.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 4.03 | All | linux | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 4.04 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 4.05 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 4.5.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 4.5.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 4.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 4.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 4.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 4.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 5.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 5.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 5.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 5.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 5.0.9 | All | linux | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 5.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Anti-virus | 6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Scanning Engine | 2.30.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Scanning Engine | 2.40.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Small Business Suite | 4.04 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Small Business Suite | 4.05 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/28407.html | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.sophos.com | Patch |
| Sophos Anti-Virus UPX and BZIP Processing Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Sophos Anti-Virus UPX Processing Bug May Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and GZip Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service - SecurityTracker | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | |
| Sophos Anti-Virus UPX and BZIP Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Patch |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | |
| Best 7 Best Internet Security Software in 2019 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.nruns.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| SecurityReason - Sophos Antivirus UPX parsing Arbitrary CodeExecution Advisory | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securityreason.com | |
| SecurityFocus | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.