VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2005-3862

Buffer overflow in unalz before 0.53 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long file names in ALZ archives.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 7.5EPSS 20.4%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.4%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Buffer overflow in unalz before 0.53 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long file names in ALZ archives.

CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 20.44% probability · 97th percentile
Public exploits: 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 28 November 2005
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: unalz/unalz
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 20.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-ID	Title	Type	Published	Verified
EDB-26601 source ↗	Unalz 0.x - Archive Filename Buffer Overflowlinux · Ulf Harnhammar	dos	28 November 2005	yes

References

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