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CVE-2005-4667

Buffer overflow in UnZip 5.50 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary...

3.7 LowPublic exploitFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

1.52%Down 5.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 3.7

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.

Record
CVE-2005-4667
CVSS 2.0
3.7 LowAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2005-4667
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-4661 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2005-4661
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8h2v-2p8g-f36m No score

Buffer overflow in UnZip 5.50 and earlier allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary...

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.

Record
GHSA-8h2v-2p8g-f36m
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2005-4667
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2005-4667 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2005-4667
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
unzip
Debian:12
 before 5.52-7
5.52-7
unzip
Debian:13
 before 5.52-7
5.52-7
unzip
Debian:14
 before 5.52-7
5.52-7
unzip
Debian:3.0
 before 5.50-1woody6, plus listed versions
5.50-1woody25.50-1woody35.50-1woody45.50-1woody5
5.50-1woody6
unzip
Debian:3.1
 before 5.52-1sarge4, plus listed versions
5.52-15.52-1sarge15.52-1sarge25.52-1sarge3
5.52-1sarge4
unzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:5.50-35.EL3
0:5.50-35.EL3
unzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
 before 0:5.50-35.EL3
0:5.50-35.EL3
unzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:5.50-35.EL3
0:5.50-35.EL3
unzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
 before 0:5.50-35.EL3
0:5.50-35.EL3
unzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:5.50-35.EL3
0:5.50-35.EL3
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
unzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
 before 0:5.50-35.EL3
0:5.50-35.EL3
unzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:5.50-35.EL3
0:5.50-35.EL3
unzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
 before 0:5.50-35.EL3
0:5.50-35.EL3
unzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:5.51-9.EL4.5
0:5.51-9.EL4.5
unzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:5.51-9.EL4.5
0:5.51-9.EL4.5
unzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:5.51-9.EL4.5
0:5.51-9.EL4.5
unzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:5.51-9.EL4.5
0:5.51-9.EL4.5
unzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:5.51-9.EL4.5
0:5.51-9.EL4.5
unzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:5.51-9.EL4.5
0:5.51-9.EL4.5
unzip
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:5.51-9.EL4.5
0:5.51-9.EL4.5
unzip-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:5.51-9.EL4.5
0:5.51-9.EL4.5

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBInfo-ZIP UnZip 5.x - File Name Buffer Overflow2005-12-19

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-4667 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Info-zip Unzip, published December 31, 2005. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.52%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in unzip 5.52-7.

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