Buffer overflow in Sophos Anti-virus
CVE-2006-5646
Heap-based buffer overflow in Sophos Anti-Virus and Endpoint Security before 6.0.5, Anti-Virus for Linux before 5.0.10, and other platforms before 4.11, when archive scanning is enabled, allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of servi…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.174 (96.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Sophos Anti-virus — versions 4.04, 4.05, 4.5.3
- Sophos Endpoint_security
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_IDEFENSE, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2006-5646?
- CVE-2006-5646 is a vulnerability in Sophos Anti-virus, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2006-11-01.
- Is CVE-2006-5646 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.