CVE-2005-2385 describes a buffer overflow 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 execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious ACE archive with an excessively long filename. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5, it is a high-severity vulnerability that is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.