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Medium
CVE-2005-1551
Sophos Anti-Virus 3.93 does not check downloaded files for viruses...
Vulnerability Description
Sophos Anti-Virus 3.93 does not check downloaded files for viruses when they have only been written, which creates a race condition and may allow remote attackers to bypass virus protection if the file is executed before the antivirus starts on system reboot.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Affected Vendor
sophos
View all reports →Affected Software
sophos anti-virus
Vulnerable Versions:
3.93
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 14th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.