CVE-2005-2768 (GCVE-0-2005-2768)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2005-09-02 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 22:45
VLAI
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Sophos Antivirus Library, as used by Sophos Antivirus, PureMessage, MailMonitor, and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Visio file with a crafted sub record length.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.rem0te.com/public/images/sophos.pdf | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/16245/ | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14362 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/artic… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112511873420953&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ |
Date Public
2005-08-26 00:00
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