CVE-2007-4577

high

Description

Sophos Anti-Virus for Unix/Linux before 2.48.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed BZip file that results in the creation of multiple Engine temporary files (aka a "BZip bomb").

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2972

http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/28407.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25428

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477727/100/0/threaded

http://www.nruns.com/security_advisory_sophos_gzip_infinite_loop_dos.php

http://securitytracker.com/id?1018608

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3073

http://secunia.com/advisories/26580

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2007-08-28

Updated: 2025-04-09

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

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