CVE Catalog

CVE-2005-3499

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to malware delivered in ZIP files that are not scanned by the antivirus, increasing the risk of system infection.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update F-Prot Antivirus to the latest version that fixes this vulnerability and to implement additional ZIP file filtering mechanisms on the email gateway.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

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