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CVE-2005-1530

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 6.16%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-07-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2005-1530
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
6.16%

Original NVD Description

Sophos Anti-Virus 5.0.1, with "Scan inside archive files" enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption by infinite loop) via a Bzip2 archive with a large 'Extra field length' value.