CVE-2005-0644

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Published Mar 20, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 7.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in McAfee Scan Engine 4320 with DAT version before 4436 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed LHA file with a type 2 header file name field, a variant of CVE-2005-0643.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:antivirus_engine:4.3.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 7.1% (7.125% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://images.mcafee.com/misc/McAfee_Security_Bulletin_05-march-17.pdf
http://secunia.com/advisories/14628
http://securitytracker.com/id?1013463
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/361180
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10243
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12832
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/alerts/id/190

History

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Subscriptions

Mcafee Antivirus Engine

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:21 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 20, 2005, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 9:21 PM
Reserved: Mar 4, 2005, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:11 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 2, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:11 PM

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