CVE-2005-3262

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

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2005-10-11 First Exploit
2005-10-20 CVE Reserved
2005-10-20 CVE Published
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (5)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.rarlabs.com/rarnew.htm	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26342	2005-10-11

URL	Date	SRC
http://secunia.com/advisories/16973	2008-09-10
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-53/advisory	2008-09-10
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15062	2008-09-10

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Rarlab Search vendor "Rarlab"		Winrar Search vendor "Rarlab" for product "Winrar"				2.90 Search vendor "Rarlab" for product "Winrar" and version "2.90"		-		Affected
Rarlab Search vendor "Rarlab"		Winrar Search vendor "Rarlab" for product "Winrar"				3.0.0 Search vendor "Rarlab" for product "Winrar" and version "3.0.0"		-		Affected
Rarlab Search vendor "Rarlab"		Winrar Search vendor "Rarlab" for product "Winrar"				3.10 Search vendor "Rarlab" for product "Winrar" and version "3.10"		-		Affected
Rarlab Search vendor "Rarlab"		Winrar Search vendor "Rarlab" for product "Winrar"				3.10_beta3 Search vendor "Rarlab" for product "Winrar" and version "3.10_beta3"		-		Affected
Rarlab Search vendor "Rarlab"		Winrar Search vendor "Rarlab" for product "Winrar"				3.10_beta5 Search vendor "Rarlab" for product "Winrar" and version "3.10_beta5"		-		Affected
Rarlab Search vendor "Rarlab"		Winrar Search vendor "Rarlab" for product "Winrar"				3.11 Search vendor "Rarlab" for product "Winrar" and version "3.11"		-		Affected
Rarlab Search vendor "Rarlab"		Winrar Search vendor "Rarlab" for product "Winrar"				3.20 Search vendor "Rarlab" for product "Winrar" and version "3.20"		-		Affected
Rarlab Search vendor "Rarlab"		Winrar Search vendor "Rarlab" for product "Winrar"				3.40 Search vendor "Rarlab" for product "Winrar" and version "3.40"		-		Affected
Rarlab Search vendor "Rarlab"		Winrar Search vendor "Rarlab" for product "Winrar"				3.41 Search vendor "Rarlab" for product "Winrar" and version "3.41"		-		Affected
Rarlab Search vendor "Rarlab"		Winrar Search vendor "Rarlab" for product "Winrar"				3.42 Search vendor "Rarlab" for product "Winrar" and version "3.42"		-		Affected
Rarlab Search vendor "Rarlab"		Winrar Search vendor "Rarlab" for product "Winrar"				3.50 Search vendor "Rarlab" for product "Winrar" and version "3.50"		-		Affected