CVE-2005-2856 describes a stack-based buffer overflow in the UNACEV2.DLL compression utility, affecting numerous third-party products including ALZip, Total Commander, and PowerArchiver. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity, as it allows unauthenticated, user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely by providing a specially crafted ACE archive with a long filename. While not on the CISA KEV catalog, a Proof-of-Concept exploit is available on ExploitDB, suggesting potential for exploitation. Despite its age and the availability of exploit code, there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:winace:winace:2.6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.