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CVE-2005-4680

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2005-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Sophos Anti-Virus before 4.02, 4.5.x before 4.5.9, 4.6.x before 4.6.9, and 5.x before 5.1.4 allow remote attackers to hide arbitrary files and data via crafted ARJ archives, which are not properly scanned.

Affected products

• Sophos Anti-Virus: before 4.02; from 4.5.0 before 4.5.9; from 4.6.0 before 4.6.9; from 5.0.0 before 5.1.4; 4.04 — fixed in 4.02, 4.5.9, 4.6.9, 5.1.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Sophos Anti-Virus 4.02, 4.5.9, 4.6.9, 5.1.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/3803.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0347
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24345
• http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/3803.html
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0347
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24345

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