Race condition vulnerability in Sophos Anti-Virus 3.93 allows remote attackers to bypass virus protection

CVE-2005-1551 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:H/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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