CVE-2005-3061

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in PowerArchiver 8.10 through 9.5 Beta 4 and Beta 5 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in a (1) ACE or (2) ARJ archive.

Published: 2005-09-27 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2005-3061 is rated Moderate Risk (60/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.85%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3061

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 4.31% 3.85% -0.46%
2 2025-03-29 3.85% 4.31% +0.46%
3 2025-03-19 3.85%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3061

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-3061

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3061

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
powerarchiver powerarchiver_2002 8.10 cpe:2.3:a:powerarchiver:powerarchiver_2002:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
powerarchiver powerarchiver_2003 8.60 cpe:2.3:a:powerarchiver:powerarchiver_2003:8.60:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
powerarchiver powerarchiver_2004 9.25 cpe:2.3:a:powerarchiver:powerarchiver_2004:9.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
powerarchiver powerarchiver_2006 9.5_beta_4 cpe:2.3:a:powerarchiver:powerarchiver_2006:9.5_beta_4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
powerarchiver powerarchiver_2006 9.5_beta_5 cpe:2.3:a:powerarchiver:powerarchiver_2006:9.5_beta_5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3061

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