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
Published Aug 20, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 10.64%
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 products
No data.
- 4.51
- 4.51
- 4.51
- 4.52
- 4.52
- 4.52
- 4.60
- 4.61
- 4.61
- 5.0
- 5.0
- 5.5
- 5.5
- 5.5
- 5.41
- 5.41
- 5.41
- 5.42
- 5.42
- 5.42
- 5.43
- 5.52
- 5.55
- 6.01
- 6.2
- 6.21
- 6.30
- 6.30_sr1
- 6.31
- 2004
- 2005
- 6.20
- 2004
- 2005
- 4.5
- 4.6
- 4.7
- 5.0
- 2.6
- 6.3
- 6.4
- 6.31
- 6.32
- 6.41
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 10.64% (0.10639) | 95.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 10.64% (0.10639) | 95.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 18.90% (0.18899) | 94.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 17.67% (0.17668) | 91.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 18.90% (0.18899) | 94.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.85% (0.00848) | 82.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 10, 2023 | 1.81% (0.01812) | 86.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 11, 2023 | 2.61% (0.02614) | 88.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.86% (0.01860) | 86.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13263/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatch
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-041.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACVendor Advisory
- http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2004-3.shtml x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/968818 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11732 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18217 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/13263/ | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatch | |
| http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-041.shtml | third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIACVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2004-3.shtml | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/968818 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11732 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18217 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.