18464 : Sophos Anti-Virus Visio File Processing Overflow
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Timeline
Disclosure Date
2005-07-28

Description

A remote overflow exists in Sophos Anti-Virus. The Anti-virus engine fails to perform proper bounds checking resulting in a heap-based buffer overflow. With a specially crafted Visio file, a remote attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

 Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Rumored
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified
OSVDB: Security Software

Technical

The Sophos Anti-virus engine is used in a wide variety of Anti-virus products. Along with the products listed here, others may be vulnerable.

Solution

Contact the vendor for an appropriate upgrade. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products
Sophos Plc
Watch-list
Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows
Watch-list
 5.0.4
4.5.3
3.95
Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac OS
Watch-list
 4.6.2
3.96
Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX/Linux
Watch-list
 3.95
Sophos Anti-Virus for NetWare
Watch-list
 3.95
Sophos Anti-Virus for OS/2
Watch-list
 3.95
Sophos Anti-Virus for OpenVMS
Watch-list
 3.95
Sophos Anti-Virus for DOS
Watch-list
 3.95
Sophos Anti-Virus Small Business Edition
Watch-list
 3.95
PureMessage Small Business Edition
Watch-list
 3.95
PureMessage for Windows/Exchange
Watch-list
 5.0.4
3.95.0
PureMessage for UNIX
Watch-list
 3.95.0
MailMonitor for SMTP - Windows
Watch-list
 3.95
MailMonitor for Notes/Domino
Watch-list
 3.95
MailMonitor for Exchange
Watch-list
 3.95

References

Credit
  • Alex Wheeler - advisorieshustlelabs.com - Hustle Labs

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-09-06 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_1 Integrity_impact_1 Availability_impact_1

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