CVE-2005-2957

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in AVIRA Desktop for Windows 1.00.00.68 with AVPACK32.DLL 6.31.0.3, when archive scanning is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in an ACE archive.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 4.64% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory avira.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14824	vdb entry patch
http://www.avira.com/en/news/avira_desktop_for_windows_patched_against_vulnerability.html	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-43/advisory/	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/16691/	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112671128224841&w=2	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-2957?: CVE-2005-2957 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-2957?: To fix CVE-2005-2957, 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-2005-2957 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-2957 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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