CVE-2008-3177 (GCVE-0-2008-3177)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-07-15 18:03 – Updated: 2024-08-07 09:28
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Summary
Sophos virus detection engine 2.75 on Linux and Unix, as used in Sophos Email Appliance, Pure Message for Unix, and Sophos Anti-Virus Interface (SAVI), allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (engine crash) via zero-length MIME attachments.
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