CVE-2004-2075 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service in Sophos Anti-Virus via a malformed MIME header, requiring software updates to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-2075?
CVE-2004-2075 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Sophos Anti-Virus 3.78 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a MIME header that is not properly terminated.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-2075?
How do I fix CVE-2004-2075?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-2075 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2004-2075 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-2075 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-ggq9-cwpv-j36g.