Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 14, 2005· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2005-1551
CVE-2005-1551
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 products
1- cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:3.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
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