CVE-2004-2088

View on CVE.org

Published May 19, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 6.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

Sophos Anti-Virus 3.78 allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning by using a qmail generated Delivery Status Notification (DSN) where the original email is not included in the bounce message.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:3.4.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:3.78:::::::*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2004-2080	Sophos Anti-Virus 3.78 allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning by using a qmail generated Delivery Status Notification (DSN) where the original email is not included in the bounce message.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 6.7% (6.708% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/10855
http://securitytracker.com/id?1009042
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9650
http://www.sophos.com/support/news/#mime-378
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15192

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Sophos Sophos Anti-virus

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:15 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: May 19, 2005, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 1:15 AM
Reserved: May 19, 2005, 12:00 AM

View source JSON

Vulnrichment No data

No data.

NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:08 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 12, 2004, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:08 PM

View source JSON

Red Hat No data

No data.

OpenCVE enrichment No data

No data.

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2004-02-12T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Sophos Anti-Virus 3.78 allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning by using a qmail generated Delivery Status Notification (DSN) where the original email is not included in the bounce message."}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2017-07-10T14:57:01.000Z", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre"}, "references": [{"name": "1009042", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_SECTRACK"], "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1009042"}, {"name": "10855", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_SECUNIA"], "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/10855"}, {"name": "sophos-email-virus-undetected(15192)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15192"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "http://www.sophos.com/support/news/#mime-378"}, {"name": "9650", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9650"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2004-2088", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "Sophos Anti-Virus 3.78 allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning by using a qmail generated Delivery Status Notification (DSN) where the original email is not included in the bounce message."}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "1009042", "refsource": "SECTRACK", "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1009042"}, {"name": "10855", "refsource": "SECUNIA", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/10855"}, {"name": "sophos-email-virus-undetected(15192)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15192"}, {"name": "http://www.sophos.com/support/news/#mime-378", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://www.sophos.com/support/news/#mime-378"}, {"name": "9650", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9650"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-08T01:15:01.477Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"name": "1009042", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_SECTRACK", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1009042"}, {"name": "10855", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_SECUNIA", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/10855"}, {"name": "sophos-email-virus-undetected(15192)", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_XF", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15192"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.sophos.com/support/news/#mime-378"}, {"name": "9650", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9650"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2004-2088", "datePublished": "2005-05-19T04:00:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2005-05-19T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-08T01:15:01.477Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:3.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "22A1739A-B77D-4CD6-9943-52B336EC2F22", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:3.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "40D4EB83-A8A4-48F2-A835-FA192ADB3BFD", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "Sophos Anti-Virus 3.78 allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning by using a qmail generated Delivery Status Notification (DSN) where the original email is not included in the bounce message."}], "id": "CVE-2004-2088", "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:08:58.453", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "NETWORK", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "NONE", "baseScore": 5.0, "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL", "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 10.0, "impactScore": 2.9, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}]}, "published": "2004-02-12T05:00:00.000", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/10855"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1009042"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9650"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "http://www.sophos.com/support/news/#mime-378"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15192"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/10855"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://securitytracker.com/id?1009042"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch", "Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9650"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "http://www.sophos.com/support/news/#mime-378"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15192"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "NVD-CWE-Other"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}