CVE-2008-3177
N/A
Published: July 15, 2008 at 06:03 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:55 PM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorSophos Anti VirusSophos Puremessage Anti VirusES1000
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 5%
Description
Sophos virus detection engine 2.75 on Linux and Unix, as used in Sophos Email Appliance, Pure Message for Unix, and Sophos Anti-Virus Interface (SAVI), allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (engine crash) via zero-length MIME attachments.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Email Appliance· Sophosdevice
80%All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (6)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/31037x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/42245.html?_log_from=rssVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2053/referencesVDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43703Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-16
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