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CVE-2005-3372

Published: Oct 29, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
5.1MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 30.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Multiple interpretation error in eTrust CA 7.0.1.4 with the 11.9.1 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."

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:HAccess Complexity
High
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

broadcom
commercial·USaka broadcom inc
etrust antivirusOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15189
securityfocus.com
http://www.securityelf.org/magicbyte.html
securityelf.org
http://www.securityelf.org/magicbyteadv.html
securityelf.org
and 2 more references View all →
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