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CVE-2005-2384

Published: Jul 27, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other

No Known Exploits

Patch Available

Description

Directory traversal vulnerability 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 write arbitrary files via an ACE archive containing filenames with (1) .. or (2) absolute pathnames.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:LAccess Complexity

Low

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:PIntegrity

Partial

A:NAvailability

None

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Weaknesses

Affected Products

avast antivirus alwil

Mixed

Security Products / endpoint-av-edr

alwilcommercialSecurity Productsaka alwil avast antivirus

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/15776

http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-20/advisory/

http://www.avast.com/eng/av4_revision_history.html

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Timeline

Published

Jul 27, 2005

Last Updated

Apr 16, 2026

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