Vulnerability Report

CVE-2004-2442

Title: F-Secure Anti-Virus multiple interpretation error bypass

Other

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2004-2442

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date Dec 31, 2004
Modified Date Jun 16, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 5.0 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
10.64%

Vulnerability Summary

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.

Impacted Vendors

F
f-secure 5

Reference Links

http://secunia.com/advisories/13263/ 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11732 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18217 http://secunia.com/advisories/13263/ 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11732 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18217
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
5.0
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2004-2442 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/629
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MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.