CVE-2004-2442

Multiple interpretation error in various F-Secure Anti-Virus products, including Workstation 5.43 and earlier, Windows Servers 5.50 and earlier, MIMEsweeper 5.50 and earlier, Anti-Virus for Linux Servers and Gateways 4.61 and earlier, and other products, allows remote attackers to bypass antivirus protection via a compressed file with both local and global headers set to zero, which does not prevent the compressed file from being opened on the target system.

CVSS v2.0 NVD

5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS

10.64% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 96th percentile

Published

2005-08-20

Updated

2024-08-08

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/629

Security advisories

• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-041.shtml
• http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2004-3.shtml
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/968818
• http://secunia.com/advisories/13263
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11732

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry