CVE-2005-1530

N/A Unknown
Published: July 19, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014488
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=283&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14270
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21373
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014488
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=283&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14270
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21373
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
6.0%
91th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

sophos