CVE-2005-0160

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.1)—

Multiple buffer overflows in unace 1.2b allow attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) 2 overflows in ACE archives, (2) a long command line argument, or (3) certain "Ready for next volume" messages.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Base score: 5.1

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 3.24%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 88
Score date: 10/5/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

E-merge — Unace

CWEs

NVD-CWE-Other

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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