# CVE-2004-2442: Multiple interpretation error in various F-Secure Anti-Virus products, including Workstation 5.43 and earlier, Windows Servers 5.50 and earl

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2005-08-20 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/13263/
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-041.shtml
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/968818
- http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2004-3.shtml
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11732
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18217
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/629

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