VDB-1433 · CVE-2005-1346 · SA15153

Symantec Norton AntiVirus up to 11.0.9 RAR Archive denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symantec Norton AntiVirus up to 11.0.9. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component RAR Archive Handler. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2005-1346. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Symantec Norton AntiVirus up to 11.0.9 (Anti-Malware Software). This issue affects an unknown code block 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 presented 04/28/2005 by André Jerleke (Phiberz) (Website). The advisory is shared 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. 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†). See VDB-1430, VDB-1427, VDB-1432 and VDB-1426 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best 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 🔍
07/03/2025 +7346 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-100-1433
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 17:09 (3), 03/11/2021 10:57 (2), 07/03/2025 10:46 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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