security flaw
Published Jan 25, 2006
3.7
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.52%
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.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
unzip-0:5.50-35.EL3
Fixed · RHBA-2007:0418
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
unzip-0:5.51-9.EL4.5
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0203
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | unzip-0:5.50-35.EL3 | Fixed | RHBA-2007:0418 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | unzip-0:5.51-9.EL4.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0203 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=178960 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. More information regarding issue severity can be found here: http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch. The risks associated with fixing this bug are greater than the low severity security risk. We therefore currently have no plans to fix this flaw in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 which is in maintenance mode.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.52% (0.01516) | 73.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.48% (0.01481) | 70.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.13% (0.03134) | 85.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00207) | 59.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 1, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00207) | 57.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 23, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00184) | 53.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00163) | 51.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.82% (0.06818) | 92.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.82% (0.06818) | 91.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.82% (0.06818) | 79.55th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (17)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-12/0930.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploit
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25098 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1012 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.info-zip.org/FAQ.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:050 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.osvdb.org/22400 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0203.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/430300/100/0/threaded vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15968 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2006/0006 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-4667 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617861 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4667
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11252 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/248-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/248-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-4667
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