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CVE-2005-4438 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/18131 CVEVendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/276 CVE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015384 CVE
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/305272 CVEUS Government Resource
http://www.rem0te.com/public/images/symc2.pdf CVEVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
dec2rar.dll dec2rar.dll
3.2.14.3

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-4438
NVD Published Date:
Dec 21, 2005
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2005-4438 Details - Not Deferred