CVE-2007-4787
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2007-4787 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2007-09-10 21:17:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC |
| Description | The virus detection engine in Sophos Anti-Virus before 2.49.0 does not properly process malformed (1) CAB, (2) LZH, and (3) RAR files with modified headers, which might allow remote attackers to bypass malware detection. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Sophos | Scanning Engine | 2.30.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 3.4.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 3.78 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 3.78d | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 3.79 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 3.80 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 3.81 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 3.82 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 3.83 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 3.84 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 3.85 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 3.86 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 3.90 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 3.91 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 3.95 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 3.96 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 4.04 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 4.05 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 4.5.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 4.5.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 4.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 4.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 4.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 4.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 5.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 5.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 5.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 5.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 5.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 6.5.4_r2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 6.5.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Sophos | Sophos Anti-virus | 7.0 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sophos Anti-Virus CAB, LZH, and RAR File Scan Evasion Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Sophos Anti-Virus Multiple Archive Detection Bypass - Advisories - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| osvdb.org/37988 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | osvdb.org | |
| IBM X-Force Exchange | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com | |
| Advisory: Sophos Anti-Virus evasion vulnerabilities reported | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.sophos.com | Patch |
| Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.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.