Stack-based buffer overflow in the zfile_gunzip function in zfile.c in WinUAE 1.4.4 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in a gzipped archive, such as a (1) gz, (2) adz, (3) roz, or (4) hdz archive in a compressed floppy disk image
Published Dec 27, 2007
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.34%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the zfile_gunzip function in zfile.c in WinUAE 1.4.4 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in a gzipped archive, such as a (1) gz, (2) adz, (3) roz, or (4) hdz archive in a compressed floppy disk image.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:N/AC:M/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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.34% (0.06339) | 93.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.34% (0.06339) | 92.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 6, 2026 | 20.53% (0.20530) | 95.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 17.64% (0.17643) | 94.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 20.47% (0.20474) | 92.76th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 17.64% (0.17643) | 94.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 56.91% (0.56907) | 97.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 39.06% (0.39062) | 97.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 15, 2024 | 39.44% (0.39439) | 97.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2024 | 41.63% (0.41630) | 97.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 17, 2024 | 41.03% (0.41034) | 97.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 44.30% (0.44295) | 96.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 40.59% (0.40588) | 98.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 40.59% (0.40588) | 97.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (9)
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/winuaebof-adv.txt x_refsource_MISC
- http://aluigi.org/poc/winuaebof.zip x_refsource_MISC
- http://osvdb.org/39902 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28208 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3487 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485446/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26979 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4306/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- http://www.winuae.net/frames/mainframe.html x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/winuaebof-adv.txt | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://aluigi.org/poc/winuaebof.zip | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://osvdb.org/39902 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/28208 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3487 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485446/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26979 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4306/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| http://www.winuae.net/frames/mainframe.html | x_refsource_MISC |
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