CVE-2005-2385

Description

Buffer 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.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.99% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/15776	patch vendor advisory third party advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-20/advisory/	patch vendor advisory
http://www.avast.com/eng/av4_revision_history.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1014544	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2385?: CVE-2005-2385 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2385?: To fix CVE-2005-2385, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-2385 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2385 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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