CVE-2005-4438

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Dec2Rar.dll 3.2.14.3, as distributed in the Symantec Antivirus Library and used by various Symantec products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via RAR archives with sub-block headers that contain incorrect values in the length field.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.5/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 21, 2005
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2005-4438: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix