Description
Multiple interpretation error in TheHacker 5.8.4.128 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."
References
- 114 third-party-advisory
- 20051026 Update for the magic byte bug mailing-list
- 20051025 Multiple Vendor Anti-Virus Software Detection Evasion Vulnerability through mailing-list
- 122 third-party-advisory