← Database

CVE-2005-3217

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.1 Published: 2005-10-14 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Symantec 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.

Affected Platforms

Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References