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CVE-2005-3375 Details

Description

Multiple interpretation error in Ikarus demo version 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."

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113026417802703&w=2 CVE
http://www.securityelf.org/magicbyteadv.html CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.securityelf.org/magicbyte.html CVE
http://www.securityelf.org/updmagic.html CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15189 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
ikarus ikarus antivirus
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:ikarus:ikarus_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-3375
NVD Published Date:
Oct 30, 2005
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2005-3375 Details - Not Deferred