CVE-2004-1096

Public Exploit

Description

Archive::Zip Perl module before 1.14, when used by antivirus programs such as amavisd-new, 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 a target system.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 20.25% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory idefense.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/13038/	third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:118	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17761	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/492545	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11448	exploit vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=153&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200410-31.xml	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-1096?: CVE-2004-1096 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-1096?: To fix CVE-2004-1096, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2004-1096 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-1096 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~20% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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