HTTP: Sophos Anti-Virus CAB Files Invalid typeCompress Parsing Heap Buffer Overflow
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Sophos Anti-Virus. A successful attack can lead to a heap based overflow and arbitrary remote code execution within the context of the affected application.
References
BugTraq: 56401
Short Name
HTTP:STC:DL:SOPHOS-CAB-FILE-OF
Severity
Major
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
Anti-Virus Buffer CAB Files Heap Invalid Overflow Parsing Sophos bid:56401 typeCompress
Release Date
01/08/2013
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3605
False Positive
Unknown