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CVE-2005-4438

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 6.26%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2005-12-21 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2005-4438
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
6.26%

Original NVD 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.