Numeric Errors
CVE-2007-4578
Summary
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.
- MEDIUM
- NETWORK
- NONE
- PARTIAL
- PARTIAL
- PARTIAL
CWE-189 - Numeric Errors
Weaknesses in this category are related to improper calculation or conversion of numbers.
References
Advisory Timeline
- Published