CVE-2008-3177

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 5.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2008-07-15 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-16

Description

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.

Affected products

Sophos Es1000: all versions
Sophos Es4000: all versions
Sophos Anti-Virus: all versions
Sophos Puremessage Anti-Virus: all versions

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/31037
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30110
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020462
http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/42245.html?_log_from=rss
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2053/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43703
http://secunia.com/advisories/31037
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30110
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020462
http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/42245.html?_log_from=rss
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2053/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43703

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