7.5

CVE-2005-2957: avira desktop

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 16-09-2005Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-2957 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in avira desktop. EPSS estimates a 4.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.04%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-09-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.04%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

90%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.04% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
4.04%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Avira1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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