VDB-1809 · CVE-2005-3210 · SA17126

Avast Antivirus up to 4.6.313 ZIP/CAB Archive

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Avast Antivirus up to 4.6.313 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component ZIP/CAB Archive Handler. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2005-3210. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Avast Antivirus up to 4.6.313 (Anti-Malware Software). This affects an unknown part of the component ZIP/CAB Archive Handler. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Kaspersky 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.

The weakness was shared 10/13/2005 by fRoGGz with SecuBox Labs (Website). The advisory is shared at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-3210 since 10/14/2005. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

The exploit is shared for download at secunia.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at avast.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (19954†), Secunia (SA17126†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1015022†). The entries VDB-1807, VDB-1810 and VDB-1808 are related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Anti-Malware Software

Vendor

Avast

Name

Antivirus

Version

4.6.313

License

free

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Unknown
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: avast.com

Timelineinfo

10/10/2005 🔍
10/13/2005 +3 days 🔍
10/13/2005 +0 days 🔍
10/14/2005 +0 days 🔍
10/14/2005 +0 days 🔍
10/17/2005 +3 days 🔍
03/12/2021 +5625 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: fRoGGz
Organization: SecuBox Labs
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-3210 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3210
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-1809
Secunia: 17126 - avast! Anti-Virus Engine Malformed ZIP/CAB Archive Virus Detection Bypass, Not Critical
OSVDB: 19954 - Multiple Anti-Virus Engine Crafted Archive Header Virus Detection Bypass
SecurityTracker: 1015022 - McAfee VirusScan May Fail to Detect Viruses in Modified Archives

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2005 12:33
Updated: 03/12/2021 08:28
Changes: 10/17/2005 12:33 (60), 12/01/2015 10:22 (2), 03/12/2021 08:28 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:4C2:103

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