CVE-2005-2385
Buffer overflow in a third-party compression library (UNACEV2.DLL), as used in avast! Antivirus...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-2385- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2005-2385- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2386 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2005-2386- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c8h3-977p-ch8j No score
Buffer overflow in a third-party compression library (UNACEV2.DLL), as used in avast! Antivirus...
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.
- Record
GHSA-c8h3-977p-ch8j- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-2385 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Alwil Avast Antivirus, published July 27, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.04%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.