CVE-2002-0440 Security feature bypass in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can bypass virus scanning in Trend Micro InterScan VirusWall by sending a zero-length Content-Length header when a specific option is enabled.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2002-0440?

CVE-2002-0440 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Trend Micro InterScan VirusWall HTTP proxy 3.6 with the "Skip scanning if Content-length equals 0" option enabled allows malicious web servers to bypass content scanning via a Content-length header set to 0, which is often ignored by HTTP clients.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2002-0440?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Trend Micro Interscan Viruswall.

How do I fix CVE-2002-0440?

No fix has been published for CVE-2002-0440 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2002-0440 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2002-0440 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-87c4-g3xj-g65r.

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