Sophos virus detection engine 2.75 on Linux and Unix, as used in Sophos Email Appliance…
Priority LOW 31CWE-16Published · 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 · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Sophos virus detection engine 2.75 on Linux and Unix, as used in Sophos Email Appliance, Pure Message for Unix, and Sophos Anti-Virus Interface (SAVI), allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (engine crash) via zero-length MIME attachments.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.05127 92nd 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
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:h:sophos:email_appliance:es1000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | es1000 | Running on | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:h:sophos:email_appliance:es4000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | es4000 | Running on | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:a:sophos:es1000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:a:sophos:es4000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Sophos |
| cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_puremessage_anti-virus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Sophos |
- cpe:2.3:h:sophos:email_appliance:es1000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions es1000 Running on ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:h:sophos:email_appliance:es4000:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions es4000 Running on ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:a:sophos:es1000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:a:sophos:es4000:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Sophos
- cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_puremessage_anti-virus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Sophos
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3177
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g2gm-pxjg-4f7v
References
More Sophos Es1000 vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-00804 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the web administration interface… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2008-3177 · CVE Program
- CVE-2008-3177 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g2gm-pxjg-4f7v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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