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CVE-2005-3215

Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of McAfee Antivirus allows remote attackers...

5.1 Medium

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.

Exploit likelihood

1.72%Up 0.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.1

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.

Record
CVE-2005-3215
CVSS 2.0
5.1 MediumAV: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 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.

Record
CVE-2005-3215
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-3214 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2005-3214
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x5gc-8fv6-9xvv No score

Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of McAfee Antivirus allows remote attackers...

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.

Record
GHSA-x5gc-8fv6-9xvv
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
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aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2005-3215 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1), 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.

References

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