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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-2405 · published 31 December 2004

CVE-2004-2405: F-secure anti-virus vulnerability

F Secure · F Secure Anti Virus

Buffer overflow in multiple F-Secure Anti-Virus products, including F-Secure Anti-Virus 5.42 and earlier, allows remote attackers to bypass scanning or cause a denial of service (crash or module restart), depending on the product, via a malformed LHA archive.

6.4 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 1.7% · top 23.5%
6.4CVSS 2.0 base score
1.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in multiple F-Secure Anti-Virus products, including F-Secure Anti-Virus 5.42 and earlier, allows remote attackers to bypass scanning or cause a denial of service (crash or module restart), depending on the product, via a malformed LHA archive.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Affected products

4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/11712 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2004-1.shtml PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16258
http://secunia.com/advisories/11712 PatchVendor Advisory
http://www.f-secure.com/security/fsc-2004-1.shtml PatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16258

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-2405), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-29). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.