CVE-2008-3177
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.051 · 92 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Sophos virus detection engine 2.75 on Linux and Unix, as used in Sophos Email Appliance, Pure Message for Unix, and Sophos Anti-Virus Interface (SAVI), allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (engine crash) via zero-length MIME attachments.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (5)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- sophos sophos puremessage anti-virusall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_puremessage_anti-virus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (12)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31037enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30110enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020462enisa_euvd
- http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/42245.html?_log_from=rssenisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2053/referencesenisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43703enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31037Vendor Advisorynvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30110nvd
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