Sophos Anti-Virus before 4.02, 4.5.x before 4.5.9, 4.6.x before 4.6.9, and 5.x before…
Priority LOW 34Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Sophos Anti-Virus before 4.02, 4.5.x before 4.5.9, 4.6.x before 4.6.9, and 5.x before 5.1.4 allow remote attackers to hide arbitrary files and data via crafted ARJ archives, which are not properly scanned.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.08486 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4680
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-25c5-5c5w-53xq
- 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
- 2026-10-27 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
References
More Sophos Anti-virus vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00844 McAfee Anti-Virus Engine DATS drivers before 4398 released on Oct 13th 2004 and DATS… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2012-01283 The Gzip file parser in AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Bitdefender 7.2, Command Antivirus… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2012-01281 The TAR file parser in AhnLab V3 Internet Security 2011.01.18.00, Avira AntiVir… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2012-01278 The TAR file parser in AVG Anti-Virus 10.0.0.1190, Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2012-01275 The CAB file parser in Dr.Web 5.0.2.03300, Trend Micro HouseCall 9.120.0.1004, Kaspersky… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2012-01268 The ELF file parser in Quick Heal (aka Cat QuickHeal) 11.00, McAfee Anti-Virus Scanning… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2005-4680 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-4680 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-25c5-5c5w-53xq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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