CVE-2005-1551

high

Description

Sophos Anti-Virus 3.93 does not check downloaded files for viruses when they have only been written, which creates a race condition and may allow remote attackers to bypass virus protection if the file is executed before the antivirus starts on system reboot.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20519

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111566827411376&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-05-14

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00772