CVE-2009-1783

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2009-05-22 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Multiple FRISK Software F-Prot anti-virus products, including Antivirus for Exchange, Linux on IBM zSeries, Linux x86 File Servers, Linux x86 Mail Servers, Linux x86 Workstations, Solaris Mail Servers, Antivirus for Windows, and others, allow remote attackers to bypass malware detection via a crafted CAB archive.

Affected products

F-Prot Antivirus: all versions
F-Prot Aves: all versions
F-Prot Milter: all versions

References

http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/04/advisory-f-prot-frisk-cab-bypass.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503393/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34896
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50427
http://blog.zoller.lu/2009/04/advisory-f-prot-frisk-cab-bypass.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503393/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34896
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50427

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