CVE-2006-4839

Description

Sophos Anti-Virus 5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a file that is compressed with Petite and contains a large number of sections.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.84% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory idefense.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/7609.html	patch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017132	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/22635	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4239	vdb entry
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=438	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20816	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29918	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-4839?: CVE-2006-4839 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-4839?: To fix CVE-2006-4839, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-4839 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-4839 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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