CVE-2005-3401
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 1, 2005
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 1, 2005
Description
Multiple interpretation error in TheHacker 5.8.4.128 allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning via a file such as BAT, HTML, and EML with an "MZ" magic byte sequence which is normally associated with EXE, which causes the file to be treated as a safe type that could still be executed as a dangerous file type by applications on the end system, as demonstrated by a "triple headed" program that contains EXE, EML, and HTML content, aka the "magic byte bug."
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 114third-party-advisory
- 20051026 Update for the magic byte bugmailing-list
- 20051025 Multiple Vendor Anti-Virus Software Detection Evasion Vulnerability throughmailing-list
- 122third-party-advisory
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