Buffer overflow in unalz before 0.53 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code…
Priority MEDIUM 52Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Buffer overflow in unalz before 0.53 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long file names in ALZ archives.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.20436 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 9
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:unalz:unalz:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.2 | Vulnerable | Unalz |
| cpe:2.3:a:unalz:unalz:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.3 | Vulnerable | Unalz |
| cpe:2.3:a:unalz:unalz:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.4 | Vulnerable | Unalz |
| cpe:2.3:a:unalz:unalz:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.5 | Vulnerable | Unalz |
| cpe:2.3:a:unalz:unalz:0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.22 | Vulnerable | Unalz |
| cpe:2.3:a:unalz:unalz:0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.23 | Vulnerable | Unalz |
| cpe:2.3:a:unalz:unalz:0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.31 | Vulnerable | Unalz |
| cpe:2.3:a:unalz:unalz:0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.51 | Vulnerable | Unalz |
| cpe:2.3:a:unalz:unalz:0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.52 | Vulnerable | Unalz |
- cpe:2.3:a:unalz:unalz:0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2 Vulnerable ·Unalz
- cpe:2.3:a:unalz:unalz:0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3 Vulnerable ·Unalz
- cpe:2.3:a:unalz:unalz:0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4 Vulnerable ·Unalz
- cpe:2.3:a:unalz:unalz:0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5 Vulnerable ·Unalz
- cpe:2.3:a:unalz:unalz:0.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.22 Vulnerable ·Unalz
- cpe:2.3:a:unalz:unalz:0.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.23 Vulnerable ·Unalz
- cpe:2.3:a:unalz:unalz:0.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.31 Vulnerable ·Unalz
- cpe:2.3:a:unalz:unalz:0.51:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.51 Vulnerable ·Unalz
- cpe:2.3:a:unalz:unalz:0.52:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.52 Vulnerable ·Unalz
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3862
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-57g3-6qp4-2rm4
References
More Unalz vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-00925 unalz 0.53 allows user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via an ALZ archive… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.6
Sources
- CVE-2005-3862 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-3862 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-57g3-6qp4-2rm4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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