CVE-2004-1010

CRITICAL 10.0CVE-2004-1010 · Published 01/03/2005 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2004-1010 is a CRITICAL (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability affecting zip (info-zip).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 9.2%, higher than 95.4% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
zip info-zip	`= 2.3`	No fix yet

Description

Buffer overflow in Info-Zip 2.3 and possibly earlier versions, when using recursive folder compression, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ZIP file containing a long pathname.

References

lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-November/028379.html
marc.info
secunia.com/advisories/13094
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200411-16.xml
ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/p-072.shtml
debian.org/security/2005/dsa-624
hexview.com/docs/20041103-1.txt
info-zip.org/FAQ.html
mandriva.com/security/advisories
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2004-634.html
securityfocus.com/bid/11603 · Patch
turbolinux.com/security/2005/TLSA-2005-18.txt
bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/17956
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9848

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