CVE-2004-2442 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 10.6% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 10.64% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2004-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (5)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| f-secure | f-secure anti-virus |
| f-secure | f-secure for firewalls |
| f-secure | f-secure internet security |
| f-secure | f-secure personal express |
| f-secure | internet gatekeeper |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Multiple AntiVirus - '.zip' Detection Bypass | 2004-11-14 |
References
- 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
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