Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-1551 (CCN-20519)

Assigned:2005-05-09
Published:2005-05-09
Updated:2017-07-11
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.1 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Mon May 09 2005 - 09:04:48 CDT
Viruses can evade Sophos Anti-Virus

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-1551

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20050509 Viruses can evade Sophos Anti-Virus

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 16578
Sophos Anti-Virus File Download Scan Bypass Weakness

Source: CCN
Type: Sophos Web site
Sophos Anti-Virus

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sophos-download-virus-undetected(20519)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sophos-download-virus-undetected(20519)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:3.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:3.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sophos sophos anti-virus 3.93
    sophos sophos anti-virus 3.93
    microsoft windows 2003 server *