Sophos Anti-Virus 3.78 allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning by using a qmail generated Delivery Status Notification (DSN) where the original email is not included in the bounce message
Published May 19, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.71%
Description
Sophos Anti-Virus 3.78 allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning by using a qmail generated Delivery Status Notification (DSN) where the original email is not included in the bounce message.
Affected products
No data.
- 3.4.6
- 3.78
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.71% (0.06708) | 93.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.89% (0.06892) | 93.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 13, 2026 | 2.38% (0.02376) | 84.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 5.69% (0.05692) | 89.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.02% (0.04016) | 87.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 87.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 2.24% (0.02241) | 89.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | 5.47% (0.05471) | 92.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 9, 2023 | 3.02% (0.03023) | 89.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.18% (0.02181) | 87.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (5)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10855 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1009042 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9650 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.sophos.com/support/news/#mime-378 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15192 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/10855 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1009042 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9650 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.sophos.com/support/news/#mime-378 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15192 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
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