VDB-1429 · CVE-2005-1346 · SA15153

Symantec SAV/Filter up to 3.1.2.91 on Domino NT RAR Archive denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Symantec SAV and Filter up to 3.1.2.91 on Domino NT. Affected is an unknown function of the component RAR Archive Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2005-1346. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec SAV and Filter up to 3.1.2.91 on Domino NT. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component RAR Archive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability.

The bug was discovered 04/27/2005. The weakness was shared 04/28/2005 by André Jerleke (Phiberz) (Website). The advisory is shared at securityresponse.symantec.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1346 since 04/28/2005. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

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-1427, VDB-1432 and VDB-1426 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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 🔍
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05/02/2005 +4 days 🔍
05/23/2005 +21 days 🔍
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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-100-1429
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: 07/03/2025 10:46
Changes: 05/23/2005 12:04 (64), 07/02/2019 17:17 (3), 03/11/2021 10:41 (2), 07/03/2025 10:46 (18)
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