FKIE_CVE-2005-3262

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2005-10-20 10:02 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:16
Severity
Summary
Format string vulnerability in RARLAB WinRAR 2.90 through 3.50 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in a UUE/XXE file, which are not properly handled when WinRAR displays diagnostic errors related to an invalid filename.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/16973/Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-53/advisory/Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.rarlabs.com/rarnew.htm
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15062Patch
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/16973/Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-53/advisory/Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.rarlabs.com/rarnew.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15062Patch
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
rarlab winrar 2.90
rarlab winrar 3.0.0
rarlab winrar 3.10
rarlab winrar 3.10_beta3
rarlab winrar 3.10_beta5
rarlab winrar 3.11
rarlab winrar 3.20
rarlab winrar 3.40
rarlab winrar 3.41
rarlab winrar 3.42
rarlab winrar 3.50
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