CVE-2005-3377
Multiple interpretation error in (1) McAfee Internet Security Suite 7.1.5 version 9.1.08 with the 4.4.00 engine and (2) McAfee Corporate 8.0.0 patch 10 with the 4400 engine allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning via a file such as BAT, HTML, and EML with an "MZ" magic byte sequence which is normally associated with EXE, which causes the file to be treated as a safe type that could still be executed as a dangerous file type by applications on the end system, as demonstrated by a "triple headed" program that contains EXE, EML, and HTML content, aka the "magic byte bug."
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Puntuación base: 5.1
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 1.32%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 70
- Fecha de la puntuación: 5/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- NVD-CWE-Other
Referencias
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113026417802703&w=2
- http://www.securityelf.org/magicbyte.html
- http://www.securityelf.org/magicbyteadv.html
- http://www.securityelf.org/updmagic.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15189
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113026417802703&w=2
- http://www.securityelf.org/magicbyte.html
- http://www.securityelf.org/magicbyteadv.html
- http://www.securityelf.org/updmagic.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15189
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