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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 14, 2005· Updated Jun 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.

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Affected products

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  • Sophos/Anti Virus2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:3.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:3.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: = 3.93

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