CVE-2005-4474 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in WinRAR allows attackers to cause a crash or potentially execute code by tricking users into adding files with specific non-ANSI filenames.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-4474?
CVE-2005-4474 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Dec 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the "Add to archive" command in WinRAR 3.51 allows user-assisted attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into adding a file whose filename contains a non-default code page and non-ANSI characters, as demonstrated using a Chinese filename, possibly due to buffer expansion when using the WideCharToMultiByte API. NOTE: it is not clear whether this problem can be exploited for code execution. If not, then perhaps the user-assisted nature of the attack should exclude the issue from inclusion in CVE.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4474?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rarlab Winrar.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4474?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4474 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2005-4474 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4474 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4482-cr2p-675v.