CVE-2005-2659
Buffer overflow in the LZX decompression in CHM Lib (chmlib) 0.35, as used in products such as KchmViewer, has unknown impact and attack vectors.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in the LZX decompression in CHM Lib (chmlib) 0.35, as used in products such as KchmViewer, has unknown impact and attack vectors.
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.16% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- jed wing/chm lib
- Source
- security@debian.org
EPSS 2.2% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-changes/2005/09/12/0010.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17325
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17494Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17775Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-886Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15338
- http://mail-index.netbsd.org/pkgsrc-changes/2005/09/12/0010.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17325
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17494Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17775Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2005/dsa-886Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15338
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.