Description
Buffer overflow in the _chm_decompress_block function in CHM lib (chmlib) before 0.37, as used in products such as KchmViewer, allows attackers to execute arbitrary code, a different vulnerability than CVE-2005-2930.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.1/10
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0536.html
- http://morte.jedrea.com/~jedwin/projects/chmlib/Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17325Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17480Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17775Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17776Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-23.xml
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_25_sr.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/20335
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15211Patch
- http://www.sven-tantau.de/public_files/chmlib/chmlib_20051126.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2207
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22885
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-10/0536.html
- http://morte.jedrea.com/~jedwin/projects/chmlib/Patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17325Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17480Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17775Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17776Vendor Advisory
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200511-23.xml
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_25_sr.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/20335
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15211Patch
- http://www.sven-tantau.de/public_files/chmlib/chmlib_20051126.txtPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2207
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22885
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 27, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified