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CVE-2007-4577

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 5.53%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2007-08-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. It affects Linux. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2007-4577
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
5.53%
Linux

Original NVD Description

Sophos Anti-Virus for Unix/Linux before 2.48.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed BZip file that results in the creation of multiple Engine temporary files (aka a "BZip bomb").