Memory Consumption Vulnerability in Sophos Anti-Virus and Endpoint Security
CVE-2006-5647

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor

Sophos
Status
Anti-virus
Endpoint Security
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 November 2006

What is CVE-2006-5647?

A vulnerability exists in Sophos Anti-Virus and Endpoint Security that allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service through memory corruption. This issue is triggered by a malformed CHM file that includes an excessively long name in the CHM chunk header. Exploiting this vulnerability can potentially lead to arbitrary code execution, posing significant risks to affected systems.

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References

http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/7609....
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1017132
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4239
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EPSS Score

17% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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