7.5

CVE-2004-0552: sophos small_business_suite

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 28-09-2004Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2004-0552 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in sophos small_business_suite. EPSS estimates a 23.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
45/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
23.87%
0%100%
High · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 28-09-2004
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

23.87%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 23.87% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
23.87%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (seifried.org)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

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

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Sophos1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

3 links