CVE-2005-3374

Multiple interpretation error in F-Prot 3.16c allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning via a file such as BAT, HTML, and EML with an "MZ" magic byte…

published October 29, 2005

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
71.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Multiple interpretation error in F-Prot 3.16c 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."

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01352 · 71.2th percentile
Published
2005-10-29T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 OCT 19:00Z
    Multiple interpretation error in F-Prot 3.16c allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning via a file such as BAT, HTML, and EML with an "MZ" magic byte…
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