CVE-2008-3177

high

Description

Sophos virus detection engine 2.75 on Linux and Unix, as used in Sophos Email Appliance, Pure Message for Unix, and Sophos Anti-Virus Interface (SAVI), allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (engine crash) via zero-length MIME attachments.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43703

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2053/references

http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/42245.html?_log_from=rss

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020462

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30110

http://secunia.com/advisories/31037

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-07-15

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

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

Severity: Medium

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.06048