CVE-2005-2385 json
Buffer overflow in a third-party compression library (UNACEV2.DLL), as used in avast!
published 2005-07-27 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-2386
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.0%
- EPSS 4.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- secunia.com/advisories/15776 advisory
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-20/advisory/ advisory
Exploit prediction
4.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
-
secunia.com
/advisories/15776
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/secunia_research/2005-20/advisory/
patch, vendor-advisory
- avast.com /eng/av4_revision_history.html
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1014544
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-2385
- NVD CVE-2005-2385
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