Sophos Anti-Virus up to 3.86 MS DOS Device Name privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Sophos Anti-Virus up to 3.86. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component MS DOS Device Name Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to privileges management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2004-0552. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Sophos Anti-Virus up to 3.86 (Anti-Malware Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component MS DOS Device Name Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity.

The weakness was published 09/22/2004 by Kurt Seifried with iDefense (Website). The advisory is available at idefense.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-0552 since 06/11/2004. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is possible to download the exploit at idefense.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38314 (Sophos Antivirus Reserved MS-DOS Name Scan Evasion Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sophos.de. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (17468), Exploit-DB (24623), SecurityFocus (BID 11236†), OSVDB (10225†) and Secunia (SA12622†). Similar entries are available at VDB-932, VDB-933 and VDB-934. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: sophos.de
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06/11/2004 🔍
09/22/2004 +103 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sophos.com

Advisory: idefense.com⛔
Researcher: Kurt Seifried
Organization: iDefense
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2004-0552 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2004-0552
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-850
X-Force: 17468 - Sophos Small Business Suite bypass security, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 11236 - Sophos Anti-Virus Reserved MS-DOS Name Scan Evasion Vulnerability
Secunia: 12622 - Sophos Anti-Virus DOS Device Name Handling Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 10225 - Sophos Anti-Virus Reserved DOS Name Scan Failure
SecurityTracker: 1011387 - Sophos Anti-Virus Fails to Detect Malicious Code in Files Named With Reserved DOS Device Names
Vulnerability Center: 6315 - Sophos Anti-Virus 3.78 - 3.85 Allows Code Execution via Files with MS-DOS Reserve Device Names, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/27/2004 11:37
Updated: 10/08/2025 10:46
Changes: 09/27/2004 11:37 (84), 06/07/2017 16:04 (5), 03/09/2021 19:43 (2), 07/12/2025 19:58 (16), 10/08/2025 10:46 (1)
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