7.5

CVE-2005-3262: rarlab winrar

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 20-10-2005Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-3262 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in rarlab winrar. EPSS estimates a 8.79% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
42/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
8.79%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 20-10-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

8.79%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 8.79% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
8.79%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedoslinuxVerified

    RARLAB WinRar 2.90/3.x - UUE/XXE Invalid Filename Error Message Format String

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Rarlab1 product
  • winrar2.90 | 3.0.0 | 3.10 | 3.10_beta3 | 3.10_beta5 | 3.11 | 3.20 | 3.40 | 3.41 | 3.42 | 3.50

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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