MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2006-4359

Powerzip vulnerability

CVSS
5.1
EPSS
4.9%
EPSS pct
91th
Exploited
No known
Stack-based buffer overflow in Trident Software PowerZip 7.06 Build 3895 on Windows 2000 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ZIP archive containing a long filename.
Affected vendor
Trident Software
Affected product
Powerzip
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published
2006-08-27

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, high attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 4.9% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 91% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2006-4359

  • Confirm whether Trident Software Powerzip is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2006-4359.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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