CVE DATABASE / CVE-2005-2298
CVE-2005-2298
CVSS 5 · MEDIUM
Summary
BitDefender Engine 1.6.1 and earlier does not properly scan all attachments, which allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning via begin and end commands in the body of the e-mail, which BitDefender treats as a uuencoded attachment and stops scanning afterwards.
CVSS 2.0 breakdown
| Base score | 5 (MEDIUM) |
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| Attack vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity | PARTIAL |
| Availability | NONE |
Affected products
Softwin bitdefender engine
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References
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2026-04-16. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.