What is the severity of CVE-2005-3382?

CVE-2005-3382 has a moderate severity level as it allows attackers to bypass virus scanning.

How do I fix CVE-2005-3382?

To mitigate CVE-2005-3382, upgrade to a later version of Sophos Anti-Virus that addresses the vulnerability.

What types of files are affected by CVE-2005-3382?

CVE-2005-3382 affects files such as BAT, HTML, and EML that contain the "MZ" magic byte sequence.

Who is impacted by CVE-2005-3382?

Users of Sophos Anti-Virus version 3.91 with the 2.28.4 engine are impacted by CVE-2005-3382.

What causes the vulnerability in CVE-2005-3382?

The vulnerability in CVE-2005-3382 is caused by a multiple interpretation error that allows certain file types to be misclassified.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2005-3382

medium

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

29/10/2005

7/8/2024

CVE-2005-3382

First published: Sat Oct 29 2005(Updated: )

Multiple interpretation error in Sophos 3.91 with the 2.28.4 engine allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning via a file such as BAT, HTML, and EML with an "MZ" magic byte sequence which is normally associated with EXE, which causes the file to be treated as a safe type that could still be executed as a dangerous file type by applications on the end system, as demonstrated by a "triple headed" program that contains EXE, EML, and HTML content, aka the "magic byte bug."

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Sophos Anti-Virus	=3.91_engine_2.28.4

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3382?
CVE-2005-3382 has a moderate severity level as it allows attackers to bypass virus scanning.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3382?
To mitigate CVE-2005-3382, upgrade to a later version of Sophos Anti-Virus that addresses the vulnerability.
What types of files are affected by CVE-2005-3382?
CVE-2005-3382 affects files such as BAT, HTML, and EML that contain the "MZ" magic byte sequence.
Who is impacted by CVE-2005-3382?
Users of Sophos Anti-Virus version 3.91 with the 2.28.4 engine are impacted by CVE-2005-3382.
What causes the vulnerability in CVE-2005-3382?
The vulnerability in CVE-2005-3382 is caused by a multiple interpretation error that allows certain file types to be misclassified.

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agent/source
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3382?
CVE-2005-3382 has a moderate severity level as it allows attackers to bypass virus scanning.
How do I fix CVE-2005-3382?
To mitigate CVE-2005-3382, upgrade to a later version of Sophos Anti-Virus that addresses the vulnerability.
What types of files are affected by CVE-2005-3382?
CVE-2005-3382 affects files such as BAT, HTML, and EML that contain the "MZ" magic byte sequence.
Who is impacted by CVE-2005-3382?
Users of Sophos Anti-Virus version 3.91 with the 2.28.4 engine are impacted by CVE-2005-3382.
What causes the vulnerability in CVE-2005-3382?
The vulnerability in CVE-2005-3382 is caused by a multiple interpretation error that allows certain file types to be misclassified.