Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows and for Unix/Linux before 2.48.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted UPX packed file, resulting from an "integer cast around"
Published Aug 28, 2007
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 7.30%
Description
Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows and for Unix/Linux before 2.48.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted UPX packed file, resulting from an "integer cast around". NOTE: as of 20070828, the vendor says this is a DoS and the researcher says this allows code execution, but the researcher is reliable.
Affected products
No data.
- 3.4.6
- 3.78
- 3.78d
- 3.79
- 3.80
- 3.81
- 3.82
- 3.83
- 3.84
- 3.85
- 3.86
- 3.90
- 3.91
- 3.95
- 3.96.0
- 4.03
- 4.04
- 4.05
- 4.5.3
- 4.5.4
- 4.5.11
- 4.5.12
- 4.7.1
- 4.7.2
- 5.0.1
- 5.0.2
- 5.0.4
- 5.0.9
- 5.0.9
- 5.1
- 5.2
- 5.2.1
- 6.5
- 2.30.4
- 2.40.2
- 4.04
- 4.05
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:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7.30% (0.07296) | 94.18th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 7.30% (0.07296) | 93.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 11.23% (0.11233) | 93.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Sep 22, 2025 | 9.11% (0.09113) | 92.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.10% (0.08101) | 91.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.65% (0.06653) | 84.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 8.10% (0.08101) | 91.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 8.66% (0.08661) | 94.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 23, 2024 | 8.66% (0.08661) | 94.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 10.93% (0.10931) | 95.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2024 | 11.42% (0.11418) | 95.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 30, 2024 | 11.06% (0.11063) | 94.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 10.68% (0.10684) | 94.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.97% (0.09969) | 93.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.83th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 92.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.54% (0.07544) | 81.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26580 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3072 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018608 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.nruns.com/security_advisory_sophos_upx_infinite_loop_dos.php x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477720/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477864/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477882/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25428 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/28407.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2972 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26580 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3072 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1018608 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.nruns.com/security_advisory_sophos_upx_infinite_loop_dos.php | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477720/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477864/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477882/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25428 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/28407.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2972 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.