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CVE-2005-3214

Published: Oct 14, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
5.1CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
1.7%
Top 25.5%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Avast Antivirus allows remote attackers to bypass virus detection via a malicious executable in a specially crafted RAR file with malformed central and local headers, which can still be opened by products such as Winrar and PowerZip, even though they are rejected as corrupted by Winzip and BitZipper.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:HAccess Complexity
High
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

avast antivirusalwil
Mixed
Security Products / endpoint-av-edr
n/an/a
alwilcommercialSecurity Productsaka alwil avast antivirus

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112879611919750&w=2
marc.info
http://shadock.net/secubox/AVCraftedArchive.html
shadock.net

Timeline

Published
Oct 14, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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