CVE-2005-1187 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in WinHex 12.05 SR-14 and potentially other versions, triggered by a long file name argument. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.1, indicating a medium severity, with a network attack vector, high attack complexity, and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. However, it's noted that exploitation is unlikely to be a true vulnerability due to its nature in an unprivileged program's command line. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not a widely recognized or exploited threat.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
12.05_sr-14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x-ways_software_technology_ag:winhex:12.05_sr-14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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