5.1med
CVE-2005-1187
Heap-based buffer overflow in WinHex 12.05 SR-14, and possibly other versions, may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long fil…
Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
5.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.0%
percentile 81%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in WinHex 12.05 SR-14, and possibly other versions, may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file name argument. NOTE: since this overflow is in the command line of an unprivileged program, it is highly likely that this is not a vulnerability.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
2.04% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
- securitytracker.com /id?1013727 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
- unl0ck.org /files/papers/winhex.txt · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/20139 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2005-1187
- NVD: CVE-2005-1187
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