CVE-2007-4578 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information

CVE Reference: CVE-2007-4578
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Description: Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows and for Unix/Linux before 2.48.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted UPX packed file, resulting from an "integer cast around". NOTE: as of 20070828, the vendor says this is a DoS and the researcher says this allows code execution, but the researcher is reliable.

CVE Status: Candidate

References: ST 1018608 SREASON http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3072 SAID Secunia Advisory: SA26580 MISC http://www.nruns.com/security_advisory_sophos_upx_infinite_loop_dos.php CONFIRM http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/28407.html BUGTRAQ http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/477864/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/477882/100/0/threaded http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/477720/100/0/threaded BID 25428

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