CVE-2005-3380 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass virus scanning in Panda Titanium by crafting files with misleading magic bytes, allowing malicious code execution on the end system.
- 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-2005-3380?
CVE-2005-3380 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 Panda Titanium 2005 4.02.01 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-2005-3380?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Panda Titanium 2005.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3380?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3380 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-3380 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3380 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cfgm-r5hj-fcvm.