CVE-2005-2659 json
Buffer overflow in the LZX decompression in CHM Lib (chmlib) 0.35, as used in products such as KchmViewer, has unknown impact and attack ve…
published 2005-11-16 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-2660
- cvss
- 10.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.2%
- EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 82%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- chmlib Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 0.37-2
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2659
- debian.org/security/2005/dsa-886 advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17775 advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/17494 advisory
Exploit prediction
2.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
References
-
debian.org
/security/2005/dsa-886
vendor-advisory, patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/17775
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/17494
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/17325
third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/15338
vdb-entry
- mail-index.netbsd.org /pkgsrc-changes/2005/09/12/0010.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-2659
- NVD CVE-2005-2659
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