# CVE-2009-0042: Security feature bypass in n/a

> Remote attackers can bypass virus detection in CA Anti-Virus products by submitting malformed archive files, allowing malicious content to evade scanning.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Jan 2009
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fmvc-54mp-h2w3

## What is CVE-2009-0042?

CVE-2009-0042 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Arclib library (arclib.dll) before 7.3.0.15 in the CA Anti-Virus engine for CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise 7.1, r8, and r8.1; Anti-Virus 2007 v8 and 2008; Internet Security Suite 2007 v3 and 2008; and other CA products allow remote attackers to bypass virus detection via a malformed archive file.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-0042?

It affects 19 products.


Products: Broadcom Anti-Spyware, Broadcom Anti-Spyware for the Enterprise, Broadcom Anti-Virus, Broadcom Anti-Virus for the Enterprise, Broadcom Anti-Virus Sdk, Broadcom Antivirus Gateway, Broadcom Arcserve Client Agent, Broadcom Common Services, Broadcom Etrust Ez Antivirus, Broadcom Etrust Intrusion Detection, Broadcom Network and Systems Management, Broadcom Secure Content Manager, Ca Arcserve Backup, Ca Etrust Intrusion Detection, Ca Internet Security Suite 2007, Ca Internet Security Suite 2008, Ca Internet Security Suite Plus 2008, Ca Protection Suites, Ca Threat Manager for the Enterprise.

## How do I fix CVE-2009-0042?

No fix has been published for CVE-2009-0042 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2009-0042 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0042 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2007-3875](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3875/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2009-0042 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2009-0042 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2009. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-0042 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0042/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0042/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0042
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0042
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-0042

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0042/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.