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CVE-2006-2909
Stack-based buffer overflow in the info tip shell extension (zipinfo.dll) in PicoZip 4.01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary…
High7.5EPSS 9.0%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- flexera
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the info tip shell extension (zipinfo.dll) in PicoZip 4.01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in an (1) ACE, (2) RAR, or (3) ZIP archive, which is triggered when the user moves the mouse over the archive.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 9.0% · top 4.7% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (11)
- 26447 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 1104 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 18425 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20481 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 20060616 Re: Secunia Research: PicoZip "zipinfo.dll" Multiple Archives BufferOverflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-42/advisory/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- ADV-2006-2330 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.picozip.com/changelog.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20060614 Secunia Research: PicoZip "zipinfo.dll" Multiple Archives BufferOverflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1016308 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- picozip-zipinfo-bo(27096) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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