CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0932

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A vulnerability in the McAfee Anti-Virus Engine allows a remote attacker to bypass antivirus protection by sending a compressed file where both local and global headers are set to zero. Such a file is not blocked by the software and can be opened on the target system.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can deliver malware hidden in a specially crafted compressed file that bypasses antivirus scanning and gets executed on the victim's computer, leading to system infection.

Recommendation

Immediately update the McAfee Anti-Virus Engine to DATS version 4398 or later (for DATS drivers) and DATS Driver version 4397 or later (for DATS Driver drivers) to eliminate the vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

McAfee Anti-Virus Engine DATS drivers before 4398 released on Oct 13th 2004 and DATS Driver before 4397 October 6th 2004 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 a target system.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS