CVE-2005-4438 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Dec2Rar.dll 3.2.14.3, as distributed in the Symantec Antivirus Library and used by various Symantec products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via RAR archives with sub-block headers that contain incorrect values in the length field.

Published: 2005-12-21

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 10.7% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dec2rar.dll:dec2rar.dll:3.2.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.10673.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/18131
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/276
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015384
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/305272
http://www.rem0te.com/public/images/symc2.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419853/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15971
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3003

History

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Subscriptions

Dec2rar.dll Dec2rar.dll

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-12-21T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:46:04.582Z

Reserved: 2005-12-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-4438

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-12-21T01:03:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-4438

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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