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CVE-2005-2930

Published: Oct 28, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
5.1MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.5%
Top 16.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:HAccess Complexity
High
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

jed wing
individual-dev
chm libLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://secunia.com/advisories/17775
secunia.com
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/125
securityreason.com
http://securitytracker.com/id?1015120
securitytracker.com
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