CVE-2005-3231
Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of CAT Quick Heal allows remote attackers...
CVE-2005-3231 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Cat Quick Heal, published October 14, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.2%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of CAT Quick Heal 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.
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Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of CAT Quick Heal 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-2005-3231- 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 CAT Quick Heal 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.
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CVE-2005-3231- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-3230 No score
Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of CAT Quick Heal 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.
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EUVD-2005-3230- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-933j-4572-8942 No score
Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of CAT Quick Heal allows remote attackers...
Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of CAT Quick Heal 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-933j-4572-8942- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |