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CVE-2005-1551

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.1 Published: 2005-05-14 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Sophos Anti-Virus 3.93 does not check downloaded files for viruses when they have only been written, which creates a race condition and may allow remote attackers to bypass virus protection if the file is executed before the antivirus starts on system reboot.

Affected Platforms

Sophos Sophos Anti-Virus

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References