Description
Sophos Anti-Virus 5.0.1, with "Scan inside archive files" enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption by infinite loop) via a Bzip2 archive with a large 'Extra field length' value.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014488
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=283&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=truePatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14270Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21373
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014488
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=283&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=truePatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14270Exploit, Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21373
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 19, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified