CVEvulnerability

CVE-2005-2298

5.0 MEDIUM Published 2005-07-19 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2005-07-19
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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 configurations

• softwin bitdefender engine (<= 1.6.1)

Related

Referenced by CWE · observed example (1)

  • CWE-358 Improperly Implemented Security Check for Standard weakness

References