19749 : Multiple Anti-Virus Extended ASCII Filename Scan Bypass
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2005-09-29

Description

Multiple AntiVirus products contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to bypass antivirus protection. The problem is that these products do not scan filenames that contain extended ASCII characters, which may allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Public

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades, patches, or workarounds available to correct this issue.

Products

SOFTWIN
BitDefender AntiVirus
Unknown or Unspecified
Comodo Group, Inc.
Trustix AntiVirus
Unknown or Unspecified
ALWIL Software
avast! antivirus
Unknown or Unspecified
Cat Computer Services (P) Ltd.
Quick Heal AntiVirus
Unknown or Unspecified
Abacre Software
Abacre Antivirus
Unknown or Unspecified
Deerfield.com
VisNetic AntiVirus
Unknown or Unspecified
AntiVir PersonalProducts GmbH
AntiVir PersonalEdition
Unknown or Unspecified
Tomasz Kojm
ClamAV AntiVirus for Windows
Unknown or Unspecified
Antiy Labs
Antiy Ghostbusters Professional Edition
Unknown or Unspecified

References

Credit

  • SecuBox fRoGGz - unsecurewriteme.com -

CVSSv2 Score

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