Sophos Anti-Virus 4.7.18/4.9.18/4.37.0/6.4.5/7.0.5 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Sophos Anti-Virus 4.7.18/4.9.18/4.37.0/6.4.5/7.0.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2008-6904. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sophos Anti-Virus 4.7.18/4.9.18/4.37.0/6.4.5/7.0.5 (Anti-Malware Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Sophos SAVScan 4.33.0 for Linux, and possibly other products and versions, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted files that have been packed with (1) armadillo, (2) asprotect, or (3) asprotectSKE.

The weakness was published 08/05/2009 by Jonathan Brossard with iViZ Techno Solutions (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.info. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-6904 since 08/05/2009. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52443) and SecurityFocus (BID 32748†). Similar entry is available at VDB-49279. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Unproven

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12/10/2008 🔍
08/05/2009 +238 days 🔍
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03/18/2015 +2051 days 🔍
08/13/2021 +2340 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sophos.com

Advisory: marc.info
Researcher: Jonathan Brossard
Organization: iViZ Techno Solutions
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-6904 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6904
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49280
X-Force: 52443 - Sophos SAVScan armadillo code execution
SecurityFocus: 32748 - Sophos Antivirus Multiple File Processing Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/13/2021 13:49
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (44), 05/07/2016 09:50 (6), 08/13/2021 13:49 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:62C:103

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