HIGH
Stack-based buffer overflow in TUGzip 3.5.0.0 allows remote attackers to denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long filename in a .zip file
Published Oct 29, 2008
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 64.69%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in TUGzip 3.5.0.0 allows remote attackers to denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long filename in a .zip file.
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.
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
64.69% 0.64690
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.64690
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 64.69% (0.64690) | 99.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 64.69% (0.64690) | 99.14th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 78.79% (0.78790) | 98.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 82.77% (0.82768) | 99.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 78.79% (0.78790) | 98.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 77.78% (0.77783) | 98.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 60.51% (0.60507) | 97.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 41.91% (0.41910) | 97.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 3, 2024 | 40.30% (0.40297) | 97.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 42.54% (0.42543) | 97.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 19, 2023 | 47.81% (0.47812) | 97.16th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2023 | 55.53% (0.55534) | 97.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 53.63% (0.53634) | 97.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 64.61% (0.64607) | 99.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 64.61% (0.64607) | 98.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32411 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4528 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31913 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2918 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46120 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6831 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/32411 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4528 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31913 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2918 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46120 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6831 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 29, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Oct 29, 2008
Link CVE-2008-4779
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a