FKIE_CVE-2008-3177

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-07-15 18:41 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:55
Severity
Summary
Sophos virus detection engine 2.75 on Linux and Unix, as used in Sophos Email Appliance, Pure Message for Unix, and Sophos Anti-Virus Interface (SAVI), allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (engine crash) via zero-length MIME attachments.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31037Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30110
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020462
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/42245.html?_log_from=rss
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2053/references
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43703
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31037Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30110
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020462
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/42245.html?_log_from=rss
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2053/references
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43703
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
sophos email_appliance es1000
sophos email_appliance es4000
sophos es1000 *
sophos es4000 *
sophos sophos_anti-virus *
sophos sophos_puremessage_anti-virus *
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