CVE-2008-6903 — MEDIUM (4.3)

Vulnerability Description

Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows before 7.6.3, Anti-Virus for Windows NT/9x before 4.7.18, Anti-Virus for OS X before 4.9.18, Anti-Virus for Linux before 6.4.5, Anti-Virus for UNIX before 7.0.5, Anti-Virus for Unix and Netware before 4.37.0, Sophos EM Library, and Sophos small business solutions, when CAB archive scanning is enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a "fuzzed" CAB archive file, as demonstrated by the OUSPG PROTOS GENOME test suite for Archive Formats.

CVSS Score

4.3

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

PARTIAL

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Sophos	Anti-Virus	4.7.18
Sophos	Anti-Virus7.6.3	All versions

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2008-6903?

CVE-2008-6903 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows before 7.6.3, Anti-Virus for Windows NT/9x before 4.7.18, Anti-Virus for OS X before 4.9.18, Anti-Virus for Linux before 6.4.5, Anti-Virus for UNIX before 7.0.5, Anti-Vir...

How severe is CVE-2008-6903?

CVE-2008-6903 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2008-6903?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Sophos Anti-Virus, Sophos Anti-Virus7.6.3.