PT-2005-4027 · Codegear+3 · Powerzip+4

Froggz · Published 2005-10-14 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2005-3213

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.1

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions F-Prot Antivirus (affected versions not specified)

Description A multiple interpretation error exists, allowing remote attackers to bypass virus detection. This is achieved by using a malicious executable in a specially crafted RAR file with malformed central and local headers. Although the file may be rejected as corrupted by certain products like Winzip and BitZipper, it can still be opened by others such as Winrar and PowerZip.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-3213

Affected Products

Bitzipper

F-Prot Antivirus

Powerzip

Winrar

Winzip

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3213 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112879611919750&w=2 · Note
• http://shadock.net/secubox/AVCraftedArchive.html · Note