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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.8

CVE-2007-6537 json

Stack-based buffer overflow in the zfile_gunzip function in zfile.c in WinUAE 1.4.4 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to ex…

published 2007-12-27 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2007-6503

cvss
6.8
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
6.3%
EPSS 6.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 93%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the zfile_gunzip function in zfile.c in WinUAE 1.4.4 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in a gzipped archive, such as a (1) gz, (2) adz, (3) roz, or (4) hdz archive in a compressed floppy disk image.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-30922)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

6.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-30922 WinUAE 1.4.4 - 'zfile.c' Stack Buffer Overflow dos, 2007-12-21
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26979 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 6.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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