PT-2005-4033 · Avira+4 · Avira Antivir+4

Froggz · Published 2005-10-14 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2005-3219

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 Avira Antivirus (affected versions not specified)

Description A multiple interpretation error in Avira Antivirus allows 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-2005-3219

Affected Products

Avira Antivir

Bitzipper

Powerzip

Winrar

Winzip

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3219 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112879611919750&w=2 · Note
• http://shadock.net/secubox/AVCraftedArchive.html · Note