CVE-2005-1530: Medium severity Sophos Sophos Small Business Suite vulnerability

Published Jul 19, 2005
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Updated

Sophos Anti-Virus 5.0.1, with "Scan inside archive files" enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption by infinite loop) via a Bzip2 archive with a large 'Extra field length' value.

Affected Software

19 affected components
Sophos Sophos Small Business Suite=1.0
Sophos Sophos Anti-Virus=3.83
Sophos Sophos Anti-Virus=3.91
Sophos Sophos Mailmonitor For Notes Domino
Sophos Sophos Mailmonitor=2.1
Sophos Sophos Anti-Virus=3.80
Sophos Sophos Anti-Virus=3.81
Sophos Sophos Anti-Virus=3.86
Sophos Sophos Anti-Virus=3.78
Sophos Sophos Anti-Virus=3.82
Sophos Sophos Anti-Virus=3.79
Sophos Sophos Puremessage Anti-virus=4.6
Sophos Sophos Anti-Virus=3.78d
Sophos Sophos Anti-Virus=3.90
Sophos Sophos Anti-Virus=3.4.6
Sophos Sophos Anti-Virus=5.0.1
Sophos Sophos Anti-Virus=3.84
Sophos Sophos Mailmonitor=2.0
Sophos Sophos Anti-Virus=3.85

Event History

Jul 19, 2005
CVE Published
04:00 AM
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2005-1530?

CVE-2005-1530 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability due to high CPU consumption.

2

How do I fix CVE-2005-1530?

To mitigate CVE-2005-1530, disable the "Scan inside archive files" feature in Sophos Anti-Virus settings.

3

Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1530?

CVE-2005-1530 affects Sophos Anti-Virus versions 5.0.1 and earlier, as well as specific versions of Sophos MailMonitor.

4

Can CVE-2005-1530 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2005-1530 can be exploited remotely by sending a specially crafted Bzip2 archive.

5

What impact does CVE-2005-1530 have on systems?

CVE-2005-1530 can lead to system unresponsiveness and resource exhaustion, affecting availability.

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