CVE-2005-3214
Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Avast Antivirus allows remote attackers...
Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Avast 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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Avast 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.
- Record
CVE-2005-3214- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Avast 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.
- Record
CVE-2005-3214- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-3213 No score
Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Avast 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.
- Record
EUVD-2005-3213- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9m59-h736-2x4x No score
Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Avast Antivirus allows remote attackers...
Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Avast 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.
- Record
GHSA-9m59-h736-2x4x- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-3214 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Alwil Avast Antivirus, published October 14, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.72%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.