CVE-2005-2768
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Sophos Antivirus Library, as used by Sophos Antivirus,...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Sophos Antivirus Library, as used by Sophos Antivirus, PureMessage, MailMonitor, and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Visio file with a crafted sub record length.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Sophos Antivirus Library, as used by Sophos Antivirus, PureMessage, MailMonitor, and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Visio file with a crafted sub record length.
- Record
CVE-2005-2768- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Sophos Antivirus Library, as used by Sophos Antivirus, PureMessage, MailMonitor, and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Visio file with a crafted sub record length.
- Record
CVE-2005-2768- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2769 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Sophos Antivirus Library, as used by Sophos Antivirus, PureMessage, MailMonitor, and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Visio file with a crafted sub record length.
- Record
EUVD-2005-2769- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mm5v-2j8c-xpv3 No score
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Sophos Antivirus Library, as used by Sophos Antivirus,...
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Sophos Antivirus Library, as used by Sophos Antivirus, PureMessage, MailMonitor, and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Visio file with a crafted sub record length.
- Record
GHSA-mm5v-2j8c-xpv3- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-2768 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Sophos Anti-virus, published September 2, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.7%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
rem0te.com/public/images/sophos.pdf
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/21608
secunia.com/advisories/16245
securityfocus.com/bid/14362
sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/3409.html
marc.info?l=bugtraq&m=112511873420953&w=2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2768
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mm5v-2j8c-xpv3