CVE-2005-3217
Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Symantec Antivirus allows remote...
Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Symantec 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 Symantec 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-2005-3217- 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 Symantec 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-2005-3217- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-3216 No score
Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Symantec 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-2005-3216- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f32p-m7r9-7673 No score
Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Symantec Antivirus allows remote...
Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Symantec 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-f32p-m7r9-7673- 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-2005-3217 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Symantec Antivirus Scan Engine, 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.