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CVE-2005-1551

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2005-05-14 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Sophos Anti-Virus 3.93 does not check downloaded files for viruses when they have only been written, which creates a race condition and may allow remote attackers to bypass virus protection if the file is executed before the antivirus starts on system reboot.

Affected products

• Sophos Anti-Virus: 3.93

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111566827411376&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20519
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111566827411376&w=2
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/20519

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