CVE-2005-3216 describes a multiple interpretation error in unspecified versions of Sophos Antivirus, allowing attackers to bypass virus detection. This vulnerability involves a specially crafted RAR file containing a malicious executable with malformed central and local headers, which Sophos Antivirus fails to properly identify. The attack vector is remote (AV:N), with high attack complexity (AC:H), and could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:P/I:P/A:P). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:sophos:sophos_anti-virus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.