PT-2005-4046 · Codesector+2 · Powerzip+3

Froggz · Published 2005-10-14 · Updated 2016-10-18 · CVE-2005-3232

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 TheHacker (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 products like Winzip and BitZipper reject these files as corrupted, they can still be opened by other products 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-2005-3232

Affected Products

Bitzipper

Powerzip

Winrar

Winzip

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3232 · Security Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112879611919750&w=2 · Note
• http://shadock.net/secubox/AVCraftedArchive.html · Note