Buffer overflow in Info-Zip Unzip
CVE-2005-4667
Buffer overflow in UnZip 5.50 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename command line argument. NOTE: since the overflow occurs in a non-setuid program, there are not many scenarios under which it poses a vulnerability, unless unzip is passed long arguments when it is invoked from other programs.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (73.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 73.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Info-Zip Unzip — versions 5.2, 5.3, 5.31
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secunia.com/advisories/25098 (third-party-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/248-2/ (vendor-advisory)
- www.info-zip.org/FAQ.html
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430300/100/0/threaded (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0006 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11252 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0203.html (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/248-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-12/0930.html (mailing-list, Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-4667?
- CVE-2005-4667 is a vulnerability in Info-Zip Unzip, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2005-12-31.
- Is CVE-2005-4667 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.