CVE-2005-2659

Description

Buffer overflow in the LZX decompression in CHM Lib (chmlib) 0.35, as used in products such as KchmViewer, has unknown impact and attack vectors.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.00% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-886	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17775	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17325	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17494	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15338	vdb entry
http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-changes/2005/09/12/0010.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2659?: CVE-2005-2659 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2659?: To fix CVE-2005-2659, 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-2005-2659 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-2659 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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