vendor:
Anti-Virus
by:
SecurityFocus
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Reserved MS-DOS Name Virus Scan Evasion
N/A
CWE
Product Name: Anti-Virus
Affected Version From: N/A
Affected Version To: N/A
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: Windows, Linux, Mac
2004
Reserved MS-DOS Name Virus Scan Evasion
Sophos Anti-Virus is affected by a reserved MS-DOS name virus scan evasion vulnerability. This issue is due to a design error that allows certain files to avoid being scanned. An attacker may leverage this issue to bypass the scanner protection provided by the vulnerable anti-virus scanner, giving users a false sense of security. It is reported that this issue can be leveraged to bypass both file system and email virus scanners, allowing this issue to be exploited remotely.
Mitigation:
Upgrade to the latest version of Sophos Anti-Virus.