CVE-2005-1551 describes a race condition in Sophos Anti-Virus 3.93 where it fails to scan newly written files until a system reboot, potentially allowing remote attackers to bypass virus protection if a malicious file is executed before the antivirus initializes. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a medium severity with network access, high attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.93CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:3.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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