OSVDB ID: 18464

Title: Sophos Anti-Virus Visio File Processing Overflow

Info

Disclosure
Jul 28, 2005

Discovery
Unknown

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

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

Solution

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

Products

Sophos Plc

Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows

 5.0.4
4.5.3
3.95

Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac OS

 4.6.2
3.96

Sophos Anti-Virus for UNIX/Linux

 3.95

Sophos Anti-Virus for NetWare

 3.95

Sophos Anti-Virus for OS/2

 3.95

Sophos Anti-Virus for OpenVMS

 3.95

Sophos Anti-Virus for DOS

 3.95

Sophos Anti-Virus Small Business Edition

 3.95

PureMessage Small Business Edition

 3.95

PureMessage for Windows/Exchange

 5.0.4
3.95.0

PureMessage for UNIX

 3.95.0

MailMonitor for SMTP - Windows

 3.95

MailMonitor for Notes/Domino

 3.95

MailMonitor for Exchange

 3.95

References

Credit
  • Alex Wheeler - advisorieshustlelabs.com - Hustle Labs


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