CVE-2005-4438
N/A
Published: December 21, 2005 at 01:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDec2rar.dll
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (8)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/18131Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
Source: [email protected]
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/276Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/305272x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.rem0te.com/public/images/symc2.pdfMailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419853/100/0/threadedVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3003Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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