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CVE-2004-2442

Multiple interpretation error in various F-Secure Anti-Virus products, including Workstation 5.43 and earlier, Windows S

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.18899
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 5% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
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Affected Products & Versions

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f-secure anti-virusall versions
f-secure for firewallsall versions
f-secure internet securityall versions
f-secure personal expressall versions
f-secure internet gatekeeperall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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localMultiple AntiVirus - '.zip' Detection Bypassverified
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD31 Dec 2004 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://secunia.com/advisories/13263/Patch
http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-041.shtmlVendor Advisory
http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2004-3.shtmlPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/968818Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11732Patch
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18217
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