Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2005-2298 (CCN-21478)

Assigned:2005-07-13
Published:2005-07-13
Updated:2016-10-18
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.3 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
5.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Bypass Security
References:Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Thu Jul 14 2005 - 11:08:01 CDT
05_07_14-bitdefender_malicious_content_bypass

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2005-2298

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: UNKNOWN
20050714 05_07_14-bitdefender_malicious_content_bypass

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1014495
BitDefender AntiVirus Fails to Scan All of Multiple Attachments

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1014495

Source: CCN
Type: BitDefender Web site
BitDefender AntiVirus

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 17896
BitDefender for Mail Servers Multiple Attachment Scan Bypass

Source: CCN
Type: BID-14262
BitDefender Antivirus & Antispam for Linux and FreeBSD Mail Servers Scan Evasion Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
bitdefender-attachment-bypass-security(21478)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:softwin:bitdefender_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 1.6.1)

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    softwin bitdefender engine *