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CVE-2005-2298

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2005-07-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

• Softwin Bitdefender Engine: through 1.6.1

References

• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112137542212322&w=2
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014495
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112137542212322&w=2
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1014495

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