CVE-2005-2298 (GCVE-0-2005-2298)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2005-07-19 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 22:22
VLAI
Summary
BitDefender Engine 1.6.1 and earlier does not properly scan all attachments, which allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning via begin and end commands in the body of the e-mail, which BitDefender treats as a uuencoded attachment and stops scanning afterwards.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1014495 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Date Public
2005-07-14 00:00
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