CVE-2005-2385

Summary

CVECVE-2005-2385
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-07-27 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2008-09-05 20:51:00 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in a third-party compression library (UNACEV2.DLL), as used in avast! Antivirus Home/Professional Edition 4.6.665 and Server Edition 4.6.460, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an ACE archive containing a long filename.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.6.460 All server All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.6.665 All home All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.6.665 All pro All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.6.460 All server All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.6.665 All home All
Application Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.6.665 All pro All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityTracker.com Archives - avast! antivirus Directory Traversal and Buffer Overflow in UNACEV2.DLL Lets Remote Users Write Files and Execute Arbitrary Code SECTRACK securitytracker.com
Download Free Antivirus Software | Avast 2021 PC Protection MISC www.avast.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera MISC secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - avast! Antivirus ACE File Handling Two Vulnerabilities SECUNIA secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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