CVE-2007-4577
Sophos Anti-Virus for Unix/Linux before 2.48.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
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").
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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").
- Record
CVE-2007-4577- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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").
- Record
CVE-2007-4577- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-4559 No score
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").
- Record
EUVD-2007-4559- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pfx8-pjvm-pmjj No score
Sophos Anti-Virus for Unix/Linux before 2.48.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of...
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").
- Record
GHSA-pfx8-pjvm-pmjj- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, references, title | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-4577 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Sophos Anti-virus, published August 28, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.53%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.