CVE-2006-2161
Buffer overflow in (1) TZipBuilder 1.79.03.01, (2) Abakt 0.9.2 and 0.9.3-beta1, (3) CAM UnZip 4.0...
Buffer overflow in (1) TZipBuilder 1.79.03.01, (2) Abakt 0.9.2 and 0.9.3-beta1, (3) CAM UnZip 4.0 and 4.3, and possibly other products, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ZIP archive that contains a file with a long file name.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.1
Buffer overflow in (1) TZipBuilder 1.79.03.01, (2) Abakt 0.9.2 and 0.9.3-beta1, (3) CAM UnZip 4.0 and 4.3, and possibly other products, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ZIP archive that contains a file with a long file name.
- Record
CVE-2006-2161- CVSS 2.0
- 5.1 Medium
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in (1) TZipBuilder 1.79.03.01, (2) Abakt 0.9.2 and 0.9.3-beta1, (3) CAM UnZip 4.0 and 4.3, and possibly other products, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ZIP archive that contains a file with a long file name.
- Record
CVE-2006-2161- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-2162 No score
Buffer overflow in (1) TZipBuilder 1.79.03.01, (2) Abakt 0.9.2 and 0.9.3-beta1, (3) CAM UnZip 4.0 and 4.3, and possibly other products, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ZIP archive that contains a file with a long file name.
- Record
EUVD-2006-2162- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-77gc-vg5h-66fq No score
Buffer overflow in (1) TZipBuilder 1.79.03.01, (2) Abakt 0.9.2 and 0.9.3-beta1, (3) CAM UnZip 4.0...
Buffer overflow in (1) TZipBuilder 1.79.03.01, (2) Abakt 0.9.2 and 0.9.3-beta1, (3) CAM UnZip 4.0 and 4.3, and possibly other products, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ZIP archive that contains a file with a long file name.
- Record
GHSA-77gc-vg5h-66fq- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-2161 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in Cam Development Unzip, published May 9, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.58%, the 89th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-26/advisory
securityfocus.com/archive/1/433257/100/0/threaded
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1687
securityfocus.com/bid/17880
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1865
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26435
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secunia.com/advisories/19945
securitytracker.com/id?1016107
securityreason.com/securityalert/853
secunia.com/advisories/20068
secunia.com/advisories/19946
secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-31/advisory
securitytracker.com/id?1016064
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26275
marc.info?l=full-disclosure&m=114771024009857&w=2
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1805
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26549
securityfocus.com/archive/1/434520/100/0/threaded
xs4all.nl/~edienske/abakt/releases.html
secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-34/advisory
securityfocus.com/archive/1/434019/100/0/threaded
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2161
github.com/advisories/GHSA-77gc-vg5h-66fq