CVE-2005-2768 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the Sophos Antivirus Library, impacting Sophos Antivirus, PureMessage, MailMonitor, and related products. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by processing a specially crafted Visio file. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe due to its network-based attack vector, low access complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.78CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:3.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.78dCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:3.78d:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.79CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:3.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.80CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:3.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.