Stack-based buffer overflow in ZZIPlib - CVE-2007-1614
Published: March 23, 2007 / Updated: January 5, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU49257
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2007-1614
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the zzip_open_shared_io function in zzip/file.c when processing a long filename. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
ZZIPlib
Gentoo Linux
dev-libs/zziplib
Gentoo Linux
dev-libs/zziplib
How to mitigate CVE-2007-1614
Install update from vendor's website.
dev-libs/zziplib - update to 0.13.49