CVE-2004-2442

high

Description

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18217

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11732

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/968818

http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2004-3.shtml

http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-041.shtml

http://secunia.com/advisories/13263/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2004-12-31

Updated: 2017-07-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: High