Is CVE-2005-0331 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-0331 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-03.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-0331?

CVE-2005-0331 has a CVSS score of 2.6 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2005-0331?

Patch guidance is available from rarlab security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2005-0331.

CVE-2005-0331 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2005-0331?

9 products: rarlab winrar, rarlab winrar, rarlab winrar, rarlab winrar, rarlab winrar, and 4 more.

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in WinRAR 3.42 and earlier, when the user clicks on the ZIP file to extract it, allows remote attackers to create arbitrary files via a ... (triple dot) in the filename of the ZIP file.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: high
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: partial
Availability: none
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: RARLAB
Published: 5/2/2005
Last Modified: 4/3/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

rarlab : winrarrarlab : winrarrarlab : winrarrarlab : winrarrarlab : winrarrarlab : winrarrarlab : winrarrarlab : winrarrarlab : winrar

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD