CVE-2004-1096 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass antivirus protection by sending compressed files with zeroed headers, allowing malicious content to reach target systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2004-1096?
CVE-2004-1096 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gentoo Linux, published on 1 Dec 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Archive::Zip Perl module before 1.14, when used by antivirus programs such as amavisd-new, 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1096?
It affects 22 products.
Products include Broadcom Brightstor Arcserve Backup, Broadcom Etrust Antivirus, Broadcom Etrust Antivirus Gateway, Broadcom Etrust Ez Antivirus, Broadcom Etrust Ez Armor, Broadcom Etrust Intrusion Detection and 16 more.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1096?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2004-1096 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-1096 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Gentoo Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2004-1096, GHSA-wf22-9wqx-hv9r.