# 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2006-01-25 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/25098
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/248-2/
- http://www.info-zip.org/FAQ.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430300/100/0/threaded
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:050
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0006
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11252
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0203.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/248-1/
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-12/0930.html
- http://www.osvdb.org/22400
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15968
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1012
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26913

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