CVE-2005-2298
What it is
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.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 1.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.0 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 1.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- Softwin Bitdefender Engine ≤ 1.6.1
Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 5.0
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Is it in your code?
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