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Status published
Medium
CVE-2006-4839
Sophos Anti-Virus 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial...
Vulnerability Description
Sophos Anti-Virus 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a file that is compressed with Petite and contains a large number of sections.
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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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/7609.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017132
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22635
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4239
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=438
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20816
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29918
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Affected Vendor
sophos
View all reports →Affected Software
sophos anti-virus
Vulnerable Versions:
5.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
November 1st, 2006
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.