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CVE-2005-3401
Published: Nov 1, 2005
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Multiple interpretation error in TheHacker 5.8.4.128 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."
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
114
third-party-advisory
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20051026 Update for the magic byte bug
mailing-list
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20051025 Multiple Vendor Anti-Virus Software Detection Evasion Vulnerability through
mailing-list
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122
third-party-advisory
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