CVE-2005-2385

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-2385
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-07-27 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 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

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityTracker.com Archives - avast! antivirus Directory Traversal and Buffer Overflow in UNACEV2.DLL Lets Remote Users Write Files and Execute Arbitrary Code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - avast! Antivirus ACE File Handling Two Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Download Free Antivirus Software | Avast 2021 PC Protection af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.avast.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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