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CVE-2005-1693

Published: May 24, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
10.0CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
6.9%
Top 6.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch 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.

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

etrust antivirusbroadcom
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
etrust antivirus eebroadcom
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
etrust ez armorbroadcom
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
etrust ez armor lebroadcom
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
etrust intrusion detectionbroadcom
Mixed
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
broadcomcommercialUSCloud & SaaSaka broadcom inc
and 10 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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 →

Timeline

Published
May 24, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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