Vulnerability record · CVE-2007-4787 · published 10 September 2007
CVE-2007-4787: Sophos scanning engine improper input validation vulnerability
Sophos · Scanning Engine
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.
Description
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Affected products
2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
Track CVE-2007-4787 inside VULONE
Watch it alongside the ransomware crews, C2 infrastructure and forum chatter that reference it, query it through the API and pull it into your SIEM over TAXII.
Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2007-4787), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
