CVE-2007-4577 json
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 fi…
published 2007-08-28 19 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-4559
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 5.5%
- EPSS 5.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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").
Patch / fix
- secunia.com/advisories/26580 advisory
Exploit prediction
5.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-399 Resource Management Errors
References
-
secunia.com
/advisories/26580
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2007/2972
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/25428
vdb-entry
-
securityreason.com
/securityalert/3073
third-party-advisory
- sophos.com /support/knowledgebase/article/28407.html
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/477727/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
- nruns.com /security_advisory_sophos_gzip_infinite_loop_dos.php
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1018608
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2007-4577
- NVD CVE-2007-4577
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