CVE-2005-2930
Stack-based buffer overflow in the _chm_find_in_PMGL function in chm_lib.c for chmlib before 0.36...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the _chm_find_in_PMGL function in chm_lib.c for chmlib before 0.36, as used in products such as KchmViewer, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a CHM file containing a long element, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3318.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Stack-based buffer overflow in the _chm_find_in_PMGL function in chm_lib.c for chmlib before 0.36, as used in products such as KchmViewer, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a CHM file containing a long element, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3318.
- Record
CVE-2005-2930- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the _chm_find_in_PMGL function in chm_lib.c for chmlib before 0.36, as used in products such as KchmViewer, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a CHM file containing a long element, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3318.
- Record
CVE-2005-2930- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-2930 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the _chm_find_in_PMGL function in chm_lib.c for chmlib before 0.36, as used in products such as KchmViewer, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a CHM file containing a long element, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3318.
- Record
EUVD-2005-2930- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q649-mpgj-7h68 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the _chm_find_in_PMGL function in chm_lib.c for chmlib before 0.36...
Stack-based buffer overflow in the _chm_find_in_PMGL function in chm_lib.c for chmlib before 0.36, as used in products such as KchmViewer, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a CHM file containing a long element, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3318.
- Record
GHSA-q649-mpgj-7h68- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the _chm_find_in_PMGL function in chm_lib.c for chmlib before 0.36, as used in products such as KchmViewer, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a CHM file containing a long element, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3318.
- Record
CVE-2005-2930- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-2930 No score
Stack-based buffer overflow in the _chm_find_in_PMGL function in chm_lib.c for chmlib before 0.36, as used in products such as KchmViewer, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a CHM file containing a long element, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-3318.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2005-2930- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2005-2930 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Jed Wing Chm Lib, published October 28, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.53%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in chmlib 0.36-1.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/15234
securityreason.com/securityalert/125
secunia.com/advisories/17775
idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=332&type=vulnerabilities
vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2249
securitytracker.com/id?1015120
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-2930
github.com/advisories/GHSA-q649-mpgj-7h68
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-2930