CVE-2004-0937
Sophos Anti-Virus before 3.87.0, and Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 95, 98, and Me before 3.88.0,...
Sophos Anti-Virus before 3.87.0, and Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 95, 98, and Me before 3.88.0, allows remote attackers to bypass antivirus protection via a compressed file with both local and global headers set to zero, which does not prevent the compressed file from being opened on a target system.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Sophos Anti-Virus before 3.87.0, and Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 95, 98, and Me before 3.88.0, allows remote attackers to bypass antivirus protection via a compressed file with both local and global headers set to zero, which does not prevent the compressed file from being opened on a target system.
- Record
CVE-2004-0937- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Sophos Anti-Virus before 3.87.0, and Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 95, 98, and Me before 3.88.0, allows remote attackers to bypass antivirus protection via a compressed file with both local and global headers set to zero, which does not prevent the compressed file from being opened on a target system.
- Record
CVE-2004-0937- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2004-0935 No score
Sophos Anti-Virus before 3.87.0, and Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 95, 98, and Me before 3.88.0, allows remote attackers to bypass antivirus protection via a compressed file with both local and global headers set to zero, which does not prevent the compressed file from being opened on a target system.
- Record
EUVD-2004-0935- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mcvf-wf76-rmjf No score
Sophos Anti-Virus before 3.87.0, and Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 95, 98, and Me before 3.88.0,...
Sophos Anti-Virus before 3.87.0, and Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows 95, 98, and Me before 3.88.0, allows remote attackers to bypass antivirus protection via a compressed file with both local and global headers set to zero, which does not prevent the compressed file from being opened on a target system.
- Record
GHSA-mcvf-wf76-rmjf- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- kaspersky lab anti-virus
- sophos anti-virus
- sophos puremessage anti-virus
- sophos small business suite
- archive zip zip
- broadcom brightstor arcserve backup
- broadcom etrust antivirus
- broadcom etrust antivirus gateway
- broadcom etrust ez antivirus
- broadcom etrust ez armor
- broadcom etrust intrusion detection
- broadcom etrust secure content manager
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Multiple AntiVirus - '.zip' Detection Bypass | 2004-11-14 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2004-0937 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Kaspersky Lab Anti-virus, published November 19, 2004. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.9%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.