CVE-2005-1693

Integer overflow in Computer Associates Vet Antivirus library, as used by CA InoculateIT 6.0, eTrust Antivirus r6.0 through 7.1, eTrust Antivirus for the Gateway r7.0 and r7.1, eTrust Secure Content Manager, eTrust Intrusion Detection, BrightStor ARCserve Backup (BAB) r11.1, Vet Antivirus, Zonelabs ZoneAlarm Security Suite, and ZoneAlarm Antivirus, allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a compressed VBA directory with a project name length of -1, which leads to a heap-based buffer overflow.

Published: 2005-05-24 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
View at NVD, CVE.org, EUVD

CVE-2005-1693 is rated High Risk (74.4/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.89%, 93th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +1.74% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-1693

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 5.14% 6.89% +1.74%
2 2025-03-30 5.73% 5.14% -0.59%
3 2025-03-29 — 5.73% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-1693

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-1693

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-1693

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
broadcom etrust_antivirus 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_antivirus:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom etrust_antivirus 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_antivirus:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom etrust_antivirus 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_antivirus:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom etrust_ez_armor 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_ez_armor:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom etrust_ez_armor 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_ez_armor:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom etrust_ez_armor 2.3 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_ez_armor:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom etrust_ez_armor 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_ez_armor:2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom etrust_ez_armor 2.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_ez_armor:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom etrust_ez_armor_le 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_ez_armor_le:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom etrust_ez_armor_le 3.0.0.14 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_ez_armor_le:3.0.0.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom etrust_intrusion_detection 1.4.1.13 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_intrusion_detection:1.4.1.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom etrust_intrusion_detection 1.4.5 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_intrusion_detection:1.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom etrust_intrusion_detection 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_intrusion_detection:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom etrust_intrusion_detection 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_intrusion_detection:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom etrust_secure_content_manager 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_secure_content_manager:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom etrust_secure_content_manager 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:etrust_secure_content_manager:1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
broadcom inoculateit 6.0 cpe:2.3:a:broadcom:inoculateit:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca brightstor_arcserve_backup 11.1 cpe:2.3:a:ca:brightstor_arcserve_backup:11.1:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
ca etrust_antivirus 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:ca:etrust_antivirus:7.0:*:gateway:*:*:*:*:*
ca etrust_antivirus 7.0_sp2 cpe:2.3:a:ca:etrust_antivirus:7.0_sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca etrust_antivirus 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:ca:etrust_antivirus:7.1:*:gateway:*:*:*:*:*
ca etrust_intrusion_detection 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:ca:etrust_intrusion_detection:3.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca etrust_secure_content_manager 1.0 cpe:2.3:a:ca:etrust_secure_content_manager:1.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
ca vet_antivirus 10.66 cpe:2.3:a:ca:vet_antivirus:10.66:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zonelabs zonealarm — cpe:2.3:a:zonelabs:zonealarm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
zonelabs zonealarm_antivirus — cpe:2.3:a:zonelabs:zonealarm_antivirus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-1693

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