CVE-2006-4839
Sophos Anti-Virus 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption)...
Sophos Anti-Virus 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a file that is compressed with Petite and contains a large number of sections.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Sophos Anti-Virus 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a file that is compressed with Petite and contains a large number of sections.
- Record
CVE-2006-4839- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Sophos Anti-Virus 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a file that is compressed with Petite and contains a large number of sections.
- Record
CVE-2006-4839- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-4826 No score
Sophos Anti-Virus 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a file that is compressed with Petite and contains a large number of sections.
- Record
EUVD-2006-4826- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v7mp-j7pf-mj6w No score
Sophos Anti-Virus 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption)...
Sophos Anti-Virus 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a file that is compressed with Petite and contains a large number of sections.
- Record
GHSA-v7mp-j7pf-mj6w- 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-2006-4839 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Sophos Anti-virus, published November 1, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.00%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/7609.html
securitytracker.com/id?1017132
secunia.com/advisories/22635
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4239
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=438
securityfocus.com/bid/20816
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29918
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4839
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v7mp-j7pf-mj6w