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CVE-2004-0552
Sophos Small Business Suite 1.00 on Windows does not properly handle files whose names contain reserved MS-DOS device names such as (1)…
High7.5EPSS 23.9%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
Sophos Small Business Suite 1.00 on Windows does not properly handle files whose names contain reserved MS-DOS device names such as (1) LPT1, (2) COM1, (3) AUX, (4) CON, or (5) PRN, which can allow malicious code to bypass detection when it is installed, copied, or executed.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 23.9% · top 2.2% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- 20040922 Sophos Small Business Suite Reserved Device Name Handling Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- http://www.seifried.org/security/advisories/kssa-005.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- sophos-business-security-bypass(17468) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
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- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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