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
Published Oct 20, 2005
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 8.79%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.90
- 3.0.0
- 3.10
- 3.10_beta3
- 3.10_beta5
- 3.11
- 3.20
- 3.40
- 3.41
- 3.42
- 3.50
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 8.79% (0.08795) | 95.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 8.79% (0.08795) | 94.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.62% (0.09615) | 92.13th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 13.20% (0.13199) | 90.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.96% (0.09965) | 92.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.75% (0.05753) | 93.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 8.52% (0.08519) | 94.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 10, 2023 | 9.13% (0.09129) | 93.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2023 | 7.43% (0.07426) | 93.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 8.80% (0.08805) | 93.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.69% (0.07687) | 93.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.69% (0.07687) | 92.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.69% (0.07687) | 81.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16973/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-53/advisory/ x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.rarlabs.com/rarnew.htm x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15062 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/16973/ | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-53/advisory/ | x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.rarlabs.com/rarnew.htm | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15062 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.