VDB-1427 · CVE-2005-1346 · SA15153

Symantec Mail Security up to 4.1.4.30 RAR Archive denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Symantec Mail Security up to 4.1.4.30. This affects an unknown function of the component RAR Archive Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-1346. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Mail Security up to 4.1.4.30 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component RAR Archive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability.

The bug was discovered 04/27/2005. The weakness was disclosed 04/28/2005 by André Jerleke (Phiberz) (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityresponse.symantec.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1346 since 04/28/2005. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38427 (Symantec AntiVirus RAR Archive Scan Evasion Denial of Service Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at symantec.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (15906†) and Secunia (SA15153†). The entries VDB-1430, VDB-1432, VDB-1426 and VDB-1431 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: symantec.com

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04/27/2005 🔍
04/28/2005 +1 days 🔍
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05/02/2005 +4 days 🔍
05/23/2005 +21 days 🔍
07/02/2025 +7345 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: symantec.com

Advisory: securityresponse.symantec.com
Researcher: André Jerleke (Phiberz)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-1346 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1346
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1427
Secunia: 15153 - Symantec AntiVirus Products RAR Archive Virus Detection Bypass, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 15906 - CVE-2005-1346 - Symantec - Multiple AntiVirus Products - Denial-Of-Service Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/23/2005 12:04
Updated: 07/02/2025 17:43
Changes: 05/23/2005 12:04 (63), 07/02/2019 16:37 (3), 03/11/2021 10:31 (2), 07/02/2025 17:43 (18)
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