BitDefender Antivirus & Antispam for Linux and FreeBSD Mail Servers Scan Evasion Vulnerability

BID:14262

Info

BitDefender Antivirus & Antispam for Linux and FreeBSD Mail Servers Scan Evasion Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 14262
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 14 2005 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 14 2005 12:00AM
Credit: Discovery is credited to Alexander Hagenah <[email protected]>.
Vulnerable: Softwin BitDefender Antivirus & Antispam for Linux 1.6.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

BitDefender Antivirus & Antispam for Linux and FreeBSD Mail Servers Scan Evasion Vulnerability

BitDefender Antivirus & Antispam for Linux and FreeBSD Mail Servers is susceptible to an antivirus scan evasion vulnerability.

This vulnerability allows malicious content to pass undetected, leading to a false sense of security. A malicious attachment may be opened by a vulnerable user facilitating a malicious code infection.

BitDefender Antivirus & Antispam for Linux and FreeBSD Mail Servers versions 1.6.1 and prior are affected by this issue.

Exploit / POC

BitDefender Antivirus & Antispam for Linux and FreeBSD Mail Servers Scan Evasion Vulnerability

An exploit is not required.

Solution / Fix

BitDefender Antivirus & Antispam for Linux and FreeBSD Mail Servers Scan Evasion Vulnerability

Solution:
Reportedly, the vendor has addressed this issue and users can apply updates automatically using the application's update engine. This is not confirmed at the moment.

References

BitDefender Antivirus & Antispam for Linux and FreeBSD Mail Servers Scan Evasion Vulnerability

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