Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of (1) eTrust-Iris and (2)…
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 (1) eTrust-Iris and (2) eTrust-Vet 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
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3225
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7q9j-frg8-x6cj
References
More Broadcom Etrust Antivirus vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-02771 Stack-based buffer overflow in the Anti-Virus engine before content update 30.6 in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2004-00844 McAfee Anti-Virus Engine DATS drivers before 4398 released on Oct 13th 2004 and DATS… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-01601 Integer overflow in Computer Associates Vet Antivirus library, as used by CA InoculateIT… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2004-00845 Computer Associates (CA) InoculateIT 6.0, eTrust Antivirus r6.0 through r7.1, eTrust… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-00993 Archive::Zip Perl module before 1.14, when used by antivirus programs such as… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2009-03424 Unspecified vulnerability in the arclib component in the Anti-Virus engine in CA… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2005-3225 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-3225 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7q9j-frg8-x6cj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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