# CVE-2007-4578: Integer overflow in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a crash or execute arbitrary code via a crafted UPX packed file due to an integer cast error.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Aug 2007
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-87jw-wvf5-vq44

## What is CVE-2007-4578?

CVE-2007-4578 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Aug 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows and for Unix/Linux before 2.48.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted UPX packed file, resulting from an "integer cast around".  NOTE: as of 20070828, the vendor says this is a DoS and the researcher says this allows code execution, but the researcher is reliable.

Weakness: CWE-189

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-4578?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Sophos Anti-Virus, Sophos Scanning Engine, Sophos Small Business Suite.

## How do I fix CVE-2007-4578?

No fix has been published for CVE-2007-4578 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2007-4578 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4578 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2008-6904](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-6904/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-5541](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5541/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2007-4577](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4577/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2010-2308](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-2308/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2008-1737](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-1737/): Null dereference in n/a (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2007-4578 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2007-4578 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Aug 2007. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-4578 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4578/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4578/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-4578
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-4578
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2007-4578

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-4578/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.