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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.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2005-1693 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 14 products from broadcom, from broadcom, from broadcom and 11 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2005, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.


Published

2005-05-24T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application broadcom etrust_antivirus 6.0 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_antivirus 7.0 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_antivirus 7.1 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_antivirus_ee 6.0 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_antivirus_ee 7.0 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_ez_armor 1.0 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_ez_armor 2.0 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_ez_armor 2.3 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_ez_armor 2.4 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_ez_armor 2.4.4 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_ez_armor_le 2.0 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_ez_armor_le 3.0.0.14 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_intrusion_detection 1.4.1.13 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_intrusion_detection 1.4.5 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_intrusion_detection 1.5 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_intrusion_detection 3.0 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_secure_content_manager 1.0 Yes
Application broadcom etrust_secure_content_manager 1.1 Yes
Application broadcom inoculateit 6.0 Yes
Application ca brightstor_arcserve_backup 11.1 Yes
Application ca etrust_antivirus 7.0 Yes
Application ca etrust_antivirus 7.0_sp2 Yes
Application ca etrust_antivirus 7.1 Yes
Application ca etrust_intrusion_detection 3.0 Yes
Application ca etrust_secure_content_manager 1.0 Yes
Application ca vet_antivirus 10.66 Yes
Application zonelabs zonealarm * Yes
Application zonelabs zonealarm_antivirus * Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For broadcom's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.