CVE-2004-2305

Computer Associates eTrust Antivirus EE 6.0 through 7.0 allows remote attackers to bypass virus scanning by including a password-protected file in a ZIP file, which causes eTrust to scan only the password protected file and skip the other files.

Published: 2004-12-31 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2004-2305 is rated Moderate Risk (51.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.71%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +2.39% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2004-2305

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.32% 2.71% +2.39%
2 2025-03-30 0.36% 0.32% -0.04%
3 2025-03-29 0.36%

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2004-2305

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2004-2305

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2004-2305

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
broadcom etrust_antivirus_ee 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_antivirus_ee:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom etrust_antivirus_ee 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_antivirus_ee:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2004-2305

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