Multiple interpretation error in Sophos 3.91 with the 2.28.4 engine allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning via a file such as BAT, HTML, and EML with an MZ magic byte sequence which is normally associated with EXE, which causes the file to be treated as a safe type that could still be executed as a dangerous file type by applications on the end system, as demonstrated by a triple headed program that contains EXE, EML, and HTML content, aka the magic byte bug.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sophos_anti-virus | Sophos | 3.91_engine_2.28.4 (including) | 3.91_engine_2.28.4 (including) |