CVE-2005-2768

high

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the Sophos Antivirus Library, as used by Sophos Antivirus, PureMessage, MailMonitor, and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Visio file with a crafted sub record length.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21608

http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/3409.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14362

http://www.rem0te.com/public/images/sophos.pdf

http://secunia.com/advisories/16245/

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112511873420953&w=2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2005-09-02

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

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