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CVE-2004-2442

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 10.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2004-12-31 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple interpretation error in various F-Secure Anti-Virus products, including Workstation 5.43 and earlier, Windows Servers 5.50 and earlier, MIMEsweeper 5.50 and earlier, Anti-Virus for Linux Servers and Gateways 4.61 and earlier, and other products, 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 the target system.

Affected products

• F-Secure Anti-Virus: 4.51, 4.52, 4.60, 4.61, 5.0, 5.5 (+13)
• F-Secure For Firewalls: 6.20
• F-Secure Internet Security: 2004, 2005
• F-Secure Personal Express: 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 5.0
• F-Secure Internet Gatekeeper: 2.6, 6.3, 6.4, 6.31, 6.32, 6.41

References

• http://secunia.com/advisories/13263/
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-041.shtml
• http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2004-3.shtml
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/968818
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11732
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18217
• http://secunia.com/advisories/13263/
• http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-041.shtml
• http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2004-3.shtml
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/968818
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11732
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18217

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