Multiple buffer overflows in Sophos Anti-Virus scanning engine before 2.40 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a SIT archive with a long filename that is not null-terminated, which triggers a heap-based overflow in veex.dll due to improper length calculation, and (2) a CPIO archive, with a long filename that is not null-terminated, which triggers a stack-based overflow in veex.dll
Published Dec 12, 2006
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.62%
Description
Multiple buffer overflows in Sophos Anti-Virus scanning engine before 2.40 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a SIT archive with a long filename that is not null-terminated, which triggers a heap-based overflow in veex.dll due to improper length calculation, and (2) a CPIO archive, with a long filename that is not null-terminated, which triggers a stack-based overflow in veex.dll.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.3
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:C/I:C/A:C
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 3, 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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 12.62% (0.12617) | 96.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.22% (0.12217) | 95.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Feb 26, 2026 | 15.20% (0.15196) | 94.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 5, 2026 | 16.29% (0.16291) | 94.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 12.86% (0.12858) | 93.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 9.32% (0.09316) | 87.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 13.48% (0.13475) | 93.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 9.64% (0.09645) | 94.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | 12.91% (0.12914) | 94.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 1, 2023 | 12.92% (0.12920) | 94.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 16, 2023 | 13.85% (0.13847) | 94.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 8, 2023 | 17.31% (0.17310) | 95.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 17.27% (0.17272) | 95.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 95.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 94.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 11.27% (0.11270) | 88.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23325 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454197/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454211/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21563 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/17340.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/21637.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4919 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-045.html x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-046.html x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30851 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30852 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/23325 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454197/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454211/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21563 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/17340.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/21637.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4919 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-045.html | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-06-046.html | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30851 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30852 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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