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").
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2972 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25428 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26580 ↗
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3073 ↗
- http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/28407.html ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477727/100/0/threaded ↗
- http://www.nruns.com/security_advisory_sophos_gzip_infinite_loop_dos.php ↗
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018608 ↗