# CVE-2005-3499: Frisk F-Prot Antivirus allows remote attackers to bypass protection via a ZIP file with a version header greater than 15, which prevents F-P

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2005-11-04 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Frisk F-Prot Antivirus allows remote attackers to bypass protection via a ZIP file with a version header greater than 15, which prevents F-Prot from decompressing and analyzing the file.

## 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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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15293
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0073.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22967
- http://www.osvdb.org/20865
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/502370/100/0/threaded
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1015148
- http://thierry.sniff-em.com/research/fprot.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/415637/30/0/threaded
- http://www.zoller.lu/research/fprot.htm

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