CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0937

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in Sophos Anti-Virus before version 3.87.0 and the version for Windows 95, 98, and Me before 3.88.0 allows a remote attacker to bypass antivirus protection via a compressed file with both local and global headers set to zero. Such a file can be opened on the target system without being detected by the antivirus software.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can deliver a malicious file that is considered harmless by the antivirus, leading to system infection and potential data loss or device compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately update Sophos Anti-Virus to version 3.87.0 or later (for Windows 95/98/Me to 3.88.0 or later).

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Sophos Anti-Virus before 3.87.0, and Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 95, 98, and Me before 3.88.0, allows remote attackers to bypass antivirus protection via a compressed file with both local and global headers set to zero, which does not prevent the compressed file from being opened on a target system.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS