CVE-2006-4839 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via memory consumption by submitting a specially crafted compressed file to Sophos Anti-Virus.
- 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-2006-4839?
CVE-2006-4839 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Nov 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Sophos Anti-Virus 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a file that is compressed with Petite and contains a large number of sections.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4839?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sophos Sophos Anti-Virus.
How do I fix CVE-2006-4839?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4839 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-2006-4839 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-4839 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v7mp-j7pf-mj6w.