Kaspersky 3.x to 4.x allows remote attackers to bypass antivirus protection via a compressed file with both local and global headers set to
Kaspersky 3.x to 4.x allows remote attackers to bypass antivirus protection via a compressed file with both local and global headers set to zero, which does not prevent the compressed file from being opened on a target system.
- Published
- Jan 27, 2005
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 14.9% · 97th percentile
- CWE
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Report tools
Action score
34
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 4 / 30 · 14.9%
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| ca | etrust antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:ca:etrust_antivirus |
| ca | etrust secure content manager | cpe:2.3:a:ca:etrust_secure_content_manager |
| archive zip | archive zip | cpe:2.3:a:archive_zip:archive_zip |
| broadcom | brightstor arcserve backup | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup |
| broadcom | etrust antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_antivirus |
| broadcom | etrust antivirus gateway | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_antivirus_gateway |
| broadcom | etrust ez antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_ez_antivirus |
| broadcom | etrust ez armor | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_ez_armor |
| broadcom | etrust intrusion detection | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_intrusion_detection |
| broadcom | etrust secure content manager | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_secure_content_manager |
| broadcom | inoculateit | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:inoculateit |
| eset software | nod32 antivirus | cpe:2.3:a:eset_software:nod32_antivirus |
and 11 more
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- archive zip archive zip1.13
- broadcom brightstor arcserve backup11.1
- broadcom etrust antivirus7.0
- broadcom etrust antivirus7.1
- broadcom etrust antivirus gateway7.0
- broadcom etrust antivirus gateway7.1
- broadcom etrust ez antivirus6.1
- broadcom etrust ez antivirus6.2
- broadcom etrust ez antivirus6.3
- broadcom etrust ez armor2.0
- broadcom etrust ez armor2.3
- broadcom etrust ez armor2.4
- broadcom etrust intrusion detection1.4.1.13
- broadcom etrust intrusion detection1.4.5
- broadcom etrust intrusion detection1.5
- broadcom etrust secure content manager1.0
- broadcom etrust secure content manager1.1
- broadcom inoculateit6.0
- ca etrust antivirus7.0_sp2
- ca etrust secure content manager1.0
Same product
ca: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2004-0932McAfee Anti-Virus Engine DATS drivers before 4398 released on Oct 13th 2004 and DATS Driver before 4397 October 6th 2004 allows remote attac49Plan
- CVE-2004-0933Computer Associates (CA) InoculateIT 6.0, eTrust Antivirus r6.0 through r7.1, eTrust Antivirus for the Gateway r7.0 and r7.1, eTrust Secure 36Monitor
- CVE-2004-0936RAV antivirus allows remote attackers to bypass antivirus protection via a compressed file with both local and global headers set to zero, w34Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | local | 2004-11-14 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-74 d
- Published
- TodaySep 30, 2026+7917 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- P · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- P · the service can be disrupted
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- P
- Availability impact
- P
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=153&type=vulnerabilities&flashstatus=true
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/968818
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17761
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.