CVE-2004-1096 describes a vulnerability in the Archive::Zip Perl module, affecting various antivirus products like amavisd-new, Broadcom, McAfee, and Kaspersky Lab. This flaw allows remote attackers to bypass antivirus protection by crafting specially malformed ZIP files with zeroed local and global headers, which can still be opened on target systems. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 97/100, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-629) exists for a "Multiple AntiVirus - '.zip' Detection Bypass," and it has garnered significant community discussion with 10 mentions, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_antivirus:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_antivirus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_antivirus_gateway:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_antivirus_gateway:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.