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TI-2005-03043 Aliases CVE-2005-3217GHSA-f32p-m7r9-7673

Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Symantec Antivirus allows remote…

Priority LOW 27Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01723 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsVulnerableSymantec
  • cpe:2.3:a:symantec:antivirus_scan_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Symantec

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3217
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f32p-m7r9-7673

References

Other 2

  • TI-2006-00221 Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-02620 Integer signedness error in the administrative interface for Symantec AntiVirus Scan… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2005-00215 Heap-based buffer overflow in the DEC2EXE module for Symantec AntiVirus Library allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2007-00434 Heap-based buffer overflow in the Decomposer component in multiple Symantec products… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-03589 The Decomposer component in multiple Symantec products allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2006-00222 Symantec Scan Engine 5.0.0.24, and possibly other versions before 5.1.0.7, uses the same… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.4
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Sources

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