Multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Grisoft AVG Antivirus allows…
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 Grisoft AVG 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-2005-3234
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-98q3-vrjp-5w32
References
More Grisoft Avg Antivirus vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-05723 Unspecified vulnerability in Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus before 7.1.407 has unknown impact and… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-05721 Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus before 7.1.407 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-05720 Multiple integer overflows in Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus before 7.1.407 allow remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-05722 Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus before 7.1.407 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2007-03664 avg7core.sys 7.5.0.444 in Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus 7.5.448 and Free Edition 7.5.446… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2008-03234 The files parsing engine in Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus before 8.0.156 allows remote attackers… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2005-3234 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-3234 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-98q3-vrjp-5w32 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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