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

Summary

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.

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

14% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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