CVE-2005-2385
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.040 · 91 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5
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affected products (3)
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also known as (2)
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references (8)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/15776enisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-20/advisory/enisa_euvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014544enisa_euvd
- http://www.avast.com/eng/av4_revision_history.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15776PatchVendor Advisorynvd
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-20/advisory/PatchVendor Advisorynvd
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014544nvd
- http://www.avast.com/eng/av4_revision_history.htmlnvd
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