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CVE-2004-2442

N/A

Published: August 20, 2005 at 04:00 AM UTC

Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:09 PM UTC

5 products affected across 1 vendorInternet GatekeeperF Secure Anti VirusF Secure Internet Security

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 11%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

F Secure Anti Virus · F Secure

95%

2004 2005 4.51 4.52 4.60 4.61 5.0 5.41 5.42 5.43 5.5 5.52 5.55 6.01 6.2 6.21 6.30 6.30_sr1 6.31

F Secure for Firewalls · F Secure

95%

F Secure Internet Security · F Secure

95%

F Secure Personal Express · F Secure

95%

4.5 4.6 4.7 5.0

Internet Gatekeeper · F Secure

95%

2.6 6.3 6.31 6.32 6.4 6.41

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (6)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatch

Source: [email protected]

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

Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcex_refsource_CIACVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

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

x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

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

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource

Source: [email protected]

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

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDPatch

Source: [email protected]

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

VDB Entryx_refsource_XF

Source: [email protected]

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

CVSS

5MEDIUM[email protected]

Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: PARTIAL
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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