CVE-2006-0642 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass anti-virus scanning by sending compressed archives with many small files, exploiting a default configuration limit.
- 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-2006-0642?
CVE-2006-0642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Feb 2006. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Trend Micro ServerProtect 5.58, and possibly InterScan Messaging Security Suite and InterScan Web Security Suite, have a default configuration setting of "Do not scan compressed files when Extracted file count exceeds 500 files," which may be too low in certain circumstances, which allows remote attackers to bypass anti-virus checks by sending compressed archives containing many small files. NOTE: since this is related to a configuration setting that has an operational impact that might vary depending on the environment, and the product is claimed to report a message when the compressed file exceeds specified limits, perhaps this should not be included in CVE.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-0642?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Trend Micro Interscan Messaging Security Suite, Trend Micro Interscan Web Security Suite, Trend Micro Serverprotect.
How do I fix CVE-2006-0642?
No fix has been published for CVE-2006-0642 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2006-0642 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-0642 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w457-rmww-h243.