CVE-2008-6904 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via crafted packed files processed by the Sophos SAVScan Linux scanner.
- 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-2008-6904?
CVE-2008-6904 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Aug 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Sophos SAVScan 4.33.0 for Linux, and possibly other products and versions, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted files that have been packed with (1) armadillo, (2) asprotect, or (3) asprotectSKE.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-6904?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Sophos Anti-Virus, Sophos Anti-Virus7.6.3.
How do I fix CVE-2008-6904?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-6904 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2008-6904 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-6904 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cg67-q7c2-xc63.