Sophos Anti-Virus CVE-2014-1213 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:65286

Info

Sophos Anti-Virus CVE-2014-1213 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 65286
Class: Unknown
CVE: CVE-2014-1213
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jan 31 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Jan 31 2014 12:00AM
Credit: Graham Sutherland
Vulnerable: Sophos Anti-Virus Engine 3.48
Sophos Anti-Virus 10.0.11
Not Vulnerable: Sophos Anti-Virus Engine 3.50

Discussion

Sophos Anti-Virus CVE-2014-1213 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Sophos Anti-Virus is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to crash the affected system, denying service to legitimate users. Other denial-of-service attacks are also possible.

Exploit / POC

Sophos Anti-Virus CVE-2014-1213 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Reportedly, a proof-of-concept code is available. The exploit is otherwise not publicly available.

Solution / Fix

Sophos Anti-Virus CVE-2014-1213 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

Sophos Anti-Virus CVE-2014-1213 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

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