CVE-2006-2161 json
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, all…
published 2006-05-09 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-2162
- cvss
- 5.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.6%
- EPSS 3.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- securityfocus.com/bid/17880 patch
- securitytracker.com/id?1016107 patch
- securitytracker.com/id?1016064 patch
- secunia.com/advisories/19945 advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/20068 advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/19946 advisory
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-31/advisory/ advisory
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-34/advisory/ advisory
Exploit prediction
3.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/17880
vdb-entry, patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/19945
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id?1016107
vdb-entry, patch
-
secunia.com
/advisories/20068
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/advisories/19946
third-party-advisory, patch, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/secunia_research/2006-31/advisory/
patch, vendor-advisory
-
securitytracker.com
/id?1016064
vdb-entry, patch
-
secunia.com
/secunia_research/2006-34/advisory/
patch, vendor-advisory
-
secunia.com
/secunia_research/2006-26/advisory
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/433257/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/1687
vdb-entry
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/1865
vdb-entry
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/26435
vdb-entry
-
securityreason.com
/securityalert/853
third-party-advisory
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/26275
vdb-entry
-
marc.info
/?l=full-disclosure&m=114771024009857&w=2
mailing-list
-
vupen.com
/english/advisories/2006/1805
vdb-entry
-
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/26549
vdb-entry
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/434520/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
- xs4all.nl /~edienske/abakt/releases.html#0.9.3-RC1
-
securityfocus.com
/archive/1/434019/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-2161
- NVD CVE-2006-2161
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