CVE-2005-2930

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    CVE-2005-2930

    Published: 28 Oct 2005Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/17775, http://securitytracker.com/id?1015120, http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=332&type=vulnerabilities, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2249, http://secunia.com/advisories/17775, http://securitytracker.com/id?1015120, http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=332&type=vulnerabilities, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15234, http://securityreason.com/securityalert/125

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High