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CVE-2005-1693

Published: May 24, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
10.0CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
6.9%
Top 6.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

Integer overflow in Computer Associates Vet Antivirus library, as used by CA InoculateIT 6.0, eTrust Antivirus r6.0 through 7.1, eTrust Antivirus for the Gateway r7.0 and r7.1, eTrust Secure Content Manager, eTrust Intrusion Detection, BrightStor ARCserve Backup (BAB) r11.1, Vet Antivirus, Zonelabs ZoneAlarm Security Suite, and ZoneAlarm Antivirus, allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a compressed VBA directory with a project name length of -1, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

broadcom
commercial·USaka broadcom inc
etrust antivirusOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
etrust antivirus eeOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
etrust ez armorSaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS
etrust ez armor leOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
etrust intrusion detectionOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / vuln-mgmt-scanner
etrust secure content managerSaaSSaaS Service
Cloud & SaaS
inoculateitOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
ca
commercial·USaka arcserve, computer associates, ca technologies
brightstor arcserve backupOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
etrust antivirusOn-prem
Enterprise Software
etrust intrusion detectionOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / siem-soar
etrust secure content managerOn-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
vet antivirusOn-premSecurity Product
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
zonelabs
commercial·USaka zonealarm, zonealarm antivirus, zonealarm security suite
zonealarmOn-prem
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
zonealarm antivirusOn-prem
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

http://crm.my-etrust.com/login.asp?username=guest&target=DOCUMENT&openparameter=1588
crm.my-etrust.com
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111686576416450&w=2
marc.info
http://secunia.com/advisories/15470
secunia.com
and 5 more references View all →

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