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CVE-2007-4787

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.0EPSS 5.7%EU EUVD

The virus detection engine in Sophos Anti-Virus before 2.49.0 does not properly process malformed (1) CAB, (2) LZH, and (3) RAR files with modified headers, which might allow remote attackers to bypass malware detection.

Key facts

CVSS score
5.0 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20
EPSS score
5.7% (93th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2007-4768)
Published
September 10, 2007
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-4768 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • sophos / scanning engine
  • sophos / sophos anti-virus
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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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