CVE-2004-2442

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.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 18.90% Top 10%

Vendor Advisory ciac.org Vendor Advisory f-secure.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/13263/	third party advisory patch
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-041.shtml	third party advisory government resource vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/968818	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2004-3.shtml	patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11732	vdb entry patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18217	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2004-2442?: CVE-2004-2442 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2004-2442?: To fix CVE-2004-2442, 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-2004-2442 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2004-2442 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~19% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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