medium6.4Public exploit code
CVE-2006-5647
Sophos Anti-Virus and Endpoint Security before 6.0.5, Anti-Virus for Linux before 5.0.10, and other platforms before 4.11 allows remote attackers to cause a de…
Public exploit code
Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.
- Sophos AntiVirus - '.CHM' Chunk Name Length Memory Corruption (PoC)2006-12-10 · dos · multiple · Verified
Impact
Sophos Anti-Virus and Endpoint Security before 6.0.5, Anti-Virus for Linux before 5.0.10, and other platforms before 4.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed CHM file with a large name length in the CHM chunk header, aka "CHM name length memory consumption vulnerability."
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Sophos | Anti-Virus | Versions 4.04, 4.05, 4.5.3, 4.5.4, 4.5.11, 4.5.12 |
| Sophos | Endpoint Security | through 6.04 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=451
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22591
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017132
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20816
- http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/7609.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4239