CVE-2007-4577

N/A Unknown

Published: August 28, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Sophos Anti-Virus for Unix/Linux before 2.48.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed BZip file that results in the creation of multiple Engine temporary files (aka a "BZip bomb").

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/26580

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3073

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://securitytracker.com/id?1018608

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.nruns.com/security_advisory_sophos_gzip_infinite_loop_dos.php

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477727/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25428

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/28407.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2972

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/26580