Sophos Anti-Virus 3.x - Reserved MS-DOS Name Scan Evasion

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11236/info

Sophos Anti-Virus is affected by a reserved MS-DOS name virus scan evasion vulnerability. This issue is due to a design error that allows certain files to avoid being scanned.

An attacker may leverage this issue to bypass the scanner protection provided by the vulnerable anti-virus scanner, giving users a false sense of security. It is reported that this issue can be leveraged to bypass both file system and email virus scanners, allowing this issue to be exploited remotely.

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