CVE-2009-0042
10.0CVSSCRITICAL
Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Arclib library (arclib.dll) before 7.3.0.15 in the CA Anti-Virus engine for CA Anti-Virus for the Enterprise 7.1, r8, and r8.1; Anti-Virus 2007 v8 and 2008; Internet Security Suite 2007 v3 and 2008; and other CA products allow remote attackers to bypass virus detection via a malformed archive file.
CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAccess VectorNetwork
AC:LAccess ComplexityLow
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:CConfidentialityComplete
I:CIntegrityComplete
A:CAvailabilityComplete
Weaknesses
Affected Products
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Exploitability
Official Patch Available
References
http://community.ca.com/blogs/casecurityresponseblog/archive/2009/01/26/ca20090126-01-ca-anti-virus-engine-detection-evasion-multiple-vulnerabilities.aspx
community.ca.com
http://support.ca.com/irj/portal/anonymous/phpsupcontent?contentID=197601
support.ca.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500417/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com
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Timeline
Published
Jan 28, 2009
Last Updated
Apr 23, 2026
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