CVE-2005-3377 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass virus scanning by crafting files with misleading magic bytes, allowing malicious code execution on end systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-3377?
CVE-2005-3377 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Oct 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple interpretation error in (1) McAfee Internet Security Suite 7.1.5 version 9.1.08 with the 4.4.00 engine and (2) McAfee Corporate 8.0.0 patch 10 with the 4400 engine allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning via a file such as BAT, HTML, and EML with an "MZ" magic byte sequence which is normally associated with EXE, which causes the file to be treated as a safe type that could still be executed as a dangerous file type by applications on the end system, as demonstrated by a "triple headed" program that contains EXE, EML, and HTML content, aka the "magic byte bug."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3377?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Internet Security Suite.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3377?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3377 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-3377 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3377 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xr84-wvr6-x336.