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CVE-2005-3376· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Multiple interpretation error in Kaspersky 5.0.372 allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning via a file such as BAT, HTML, and EML wi

Multiple interpretation error in Kaspersky 5.0.372 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."

MediumCVSS 5.1 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Oct 30, 2005
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.4% · 70th percentile
CWE
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Action score

20

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CVSS
20 / 40 · 5.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.4%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
kaspersky labkaspersky anti-virus

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • kaspersky lab kaspersky anti-virus5.0.372

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2005-3142Heap-based buffer overflow in Kaspersky Antivirus (KAV) 5.0 and Kaspersky Personal Security Suite 1.1 allows remote attackers to execute arb
    52Plan
  • CVE-2007-0445Heap-based buffer overflow in the arj.ppl module in the OnDemand Scanner in Kaspersky Anti-Virus, Anti-Virus for Workstations, and Anti-Viru
    43Plan
  • CVE-2007-1112Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 and Internet Security 6.0 exposes unsafe methods in the (a) AXKLPROD60Lib.KAV60Info (AxKLProd60.dll) and (b) AXKLSY
    41Plan
  • CVE-2007-1879The StartUploading function in KL.SysInfo ActiveX control (AxKLSysInfo.dll) in Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 and Internet Security 6.0 before Mai
    38Monitor
  • CVE-2006-1091Kaspersky Antivirus 5.0.5 and 5.5.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU and memory consumption) via unknown attack vec
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2009-0449Buffer overflow in klim5.sys in Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Workstations 6.0 and Anti-Virus 2008 allows local users to gain privileges via an I
    28Monitor

Remediation

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Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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Credits

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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.

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Technical details

Attack conditions

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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
High
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

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