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CVE-2005-3228

Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Ikarus AntiVirus allows remote attackers...

5.1 Medium

Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Ikarus 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

1.99%Up 0.9 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 Ikarus 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-2005-3228
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 Ikarus 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-2005-3228
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-3227 No score

Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Ikarus 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-2005-3227
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5g4m-65cm-2rxf No score

Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Ikarus AntiVirus allows remote attackers...

Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Ikarus 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-5g4m-65cm-2rxf
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
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aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2005-3228 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Ikarus Antivirus, published October 14, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.99%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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