CVE-2004-2442 Information

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.

Reference

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