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CVE-2005-3374

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1 EPSS 1.35%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-10-30 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2005-3374
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.1
EPSS
1.35%

Original NVD Description

Multiple interpretation error in F-Prot 3.16c 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."