CVE-2005-2384 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the UNACEV2.DLL compression library, impacting avast! Antivirus Home/Professional Edition 4.6.665 and Server Edition 4.6.460. This flaw allows remote attackers to write arbitrary files by crafting malicious ACE archives containing filenames with directory traversal sequences or absolute paths. With a CVSS score of 5.0, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and no authentication required, potentially leading to unauthorized file creation. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.6.460CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:4.6.460:*:server:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6.665CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:4.6.665:*:home:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6.665CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:alwil:avast_antivirus:4.6.665:*:pro:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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