# CVE-2008-3177: Sophos virus detection engine 2.75 on Linux and Unix, as used in Sophos Email Appliance, Pure Message for Unix, and Sophos Anti-Virus Interf

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2008-07-15 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020462
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30110
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2053/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43703
- http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/42245.html?_log_from=rss
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31037

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