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.
Published: 2005-07-19
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-2299 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.
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Softwin Bitdefender Engine
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:22:48.377Z

Reserved: 2005-07-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2298

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-07-19T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-2298

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