AntiVir Fails to Scan Files Named With MS DOS Device Names
Categorie: Vulnerability Posted: 2004-10-22 by ReCall Views: 619 Source: Click here
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in AntiVir. A remote user can create a file that will not be detected by the application.
Sowhat of the ITS Security Research Team reported that a file or directory name that contains certain character strings related to MS-DOS device names (e.g., COM1, LPT1, AUX, CON, PRN) will not be scanned by the anti-virus system.
