VDB-25875 · CVE-2005-2385 · SA15776

Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.6.665 unacev2.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.6.665 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code in the library unacev2.dll. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-2385. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Alwil Avast Antivirus 4.6.665 (Anti-Malware Software). This affects an unknown part in the library unacev2.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in a third-party compression library (UNACEV2.DLL), as used in avast! Antivirus Home/Professional Edition 4.6.665 and Server Edition 4.6.460, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an ACE archive containing a long filename.

The weakness was published 07/27/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at secunia.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-2385 since 07/27/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/27/2017).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Secunia (SA15776†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1014544†). Similar entry is available at VDB-25874. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/21/2005 🔍
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07/27/2005 +6 days 🔍
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03/11/2015 +3514 days 🔍
07/27/2017 +869 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2005-2385 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2385
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25875
Secunia: 15776 - avast! Antivirus ACE File Handling Two Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1014544 - avast! antivirus Directory Traversal and Buffer Overflow in UNACEV2.DLL Lets Remote Users Write Files and Execute Arbitrary Code

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/27/2017 09:00
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (50), 07/27/2017 09:00 (7)
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Cache ID: 216:367:103

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