Sophos Anti-Virus Detection and Status (Linux)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 133963

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Synopsis

An antivirus application is installed on the remote host, but it is not working properly.

Description

Sophos Anti-Virus for Linux, a commercial antivirus software package, is installed on the remote host. However, there is a problem with the installation; either its services are not running or its engine and/or virus definitions are out of date.

Solution

Make sure that updates are working and the associated services are running.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 133963

File Name: sophos_av_nix_status.nbin

Version: 1.1170

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 2/25/2020

Updated: 4/23/2024

Asset Inventory: true

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Updates to security software are critical.

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

CVSS Score Source: manual

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus

Required KB Items: Antivirus/SophosLinux/installed

Detections

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