CVE-2005-2957 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in AVIRA Desktop for Windows 1.00.00.68 with AVPACK32.DLL 6.31.0.3, when archive scanning is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in an ACE archive.

Published: 2005-09-16

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 4.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:avira:desktop:1.00.00.68:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2957	Stack-based buffer overflow in AVIRA Desktop for Windows 1.00.00.68 with AVPACK32.DLL 6.31.0.3, when archive scanning is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in an ACE archive.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04639.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112671128224841&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/16691/
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-43/advisory/
http://www.avira.com/en/news/avira_desktop_for_windows_patched_against_vulnerability.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14824

History

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Subscriptions

Avira Desktop

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-09-16T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:53:29.684Z

Reserved: 2005-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2957

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-09-16T22:03:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-2957

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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