CVE-2009-0042 describes multiple unspecified vulnerabilities within the Arclib library (arclib.dll) in various CA Anti-Virus and Internet Security Suite products, including versions 7.1, r8, r8.1, 2007, and 2008. These flaws allow remote attackers to bypass virus detection mechanisms by submitting specially crafted archive files. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is critical, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that could lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:anti-spyware:2007:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2008CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:anti-spyware:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:anti-spyware_for_the_enterprise:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
r8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:anti-spyware_for_the_enterprise:r8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:anti-virus:2007:8:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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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.