CVE-2007-4787
The virus detection engine in Sophos Anti-Virus before 2.49.0 does not properly process malformed...
The virus detection engine in Sophos Anti-Virus before 2.49.0 does not properly process malformed (1) CAB, (2) LZH, and (3) RAR files with modified headers, which might allow remote attackers to bypass malware detection.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The virus detection engine in Sophos Anti-Virus before 2.49.0 does not properly process malformed (1) CAB, (2) LZH, and (3) RAR files with modified headers, which might allow remote attackers to bypass malware detection.
- Record
CVE-2007-4787- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The virus detection engine in Sophos Anti-Virus before 2.49.0 does not properly process malformed (1) CAB, (2) LZH, and (3) RAR files with modified headers, which might allow remote attackers to bypass malware detection.
- Record
CVE-2007-4787- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-4768 No score
The virus detection engine in Sophos Anti-Virus before 2.49.0 does not properly process malformed (1) CAB, (2) LZH, and (3) RAR files with modified headers, which might allow remote attackers to bypass malware detection.
- Record
EUVD-2007-4768- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2263-gvv9-23vp No score
The virus detection engine in Sophos Anti-Virus before 2.49.0 does not properly process malformed...
The virus detection engine in Sophos Anti-Virus before 2.49.0 does not properly process malformed (1) CAB, (2) LZH, and (3) RAR files with modified headers, which might allow remote attackers to bypass malware detection.
- Record
GHSA-2263-gvv9-23vp- Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2007-4787 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Sophos Anti-virus, published September 10, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.67%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.