CVE-2007-4578

CVSS 6.8 - MEDIUM
Description

Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows and for Unix/Linux before 2.48.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted UPX packed file, resulting from an "integer cast around". NOTE: as of 20070828, the vendor says this is a DoS and the researcher says this allows code execution, but the researcher is reliable.

Affected Products
37
Vendor Product Version
sophos anti-virus 3.4.6
sophos anti-virus 3.78
sophos anti-virus 3.78d
sophos anti-virus 3.79
sophos anti-virus 3.80
sophos anti-virus 3.81
sophos anti-virus 3.82
sophos anti-virus 3.83
sophos anti-virus 3.84
sophos anti-virus 3.85
sophos anti-virus 3.86
sophos anti-virus 3.90
sophos anti-virus 3.91
sophos anti-virus 3.95
sophos anti-virus 3.96.0
sophos anti-virus 4.03
sophos anti-virus 4.04
sophos anti-virus 4.05
sophos anti-virus 4.5.3
sophos anti-virus 4.5.4
sophos anti-virus 4.5.11
sophos anti-virus 4.5.12
sophos anti-virus 4.7.1
sophos anti-virus 4.7.2
sophos anti-virus 5.0.1
sophos anti-virus 5.0.2
sophos anti-virus 5.0.4
sophos anti-virus 5.0.9
sophos anti-virus 5.0.9
sophos anti-virus 5.1
sophos anti-virus 5.2
sophos anti-virus 5.2.1
sophos anti-virus 6.5
sophos scanning_engine 2.30.4
sophos scanning_engine 2.40.2
sophos small_business_suite 4.04
sophos small_business_suite 4.05
Weakness Types
CWE-189
CVE Information
CVE ID:
CVE-2007-4578
Published:
2007-08-28
Modified:
2026-04-23
CVSS Score:
6.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Affected Vendors
sophos
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CVSS Severity Scale
0.0 - 3.9 LOW
4.0 - 6.9 MEDIUM
7.0 - 8.9 HIGH
9.0 - 10.0 CRITICAL