CVE-2005-3215 Security feature bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass McAfee Antivirus detection by delivering malicious executables in specially crafted RAR files, requiring user interaction to open the archive.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-3215?
CVE-2005-3215 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Oct 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of McAfee 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-3215?
How do I fix CVE-2005-3215?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-3215 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-3215 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-3215 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x5gc-8fv6-9xvv.