VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2010-5300

Stack-based buffer overflow in Jzip 1.3 through 2.0.0.132900 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long file name in a zip archive.

EXPLOIT ×2 ✓MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 14.6%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 14.6%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Jzip 1.3 through 2.0.0.132900 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long file name in a zip archive.

CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
EPSS: 14.62% probability · 97th percentile
Public exploits: 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 6 April 2010
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: jzip/jzip
Source: cve@mitre.org

EPSS trend

EPSS 14.6% since 4 November 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 (2)

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-32899 source ↗	Jzip - Buffer Overflow (PoC) (SEH Unicode)windows · motaz reda	dos	16 April 2014	yes
EDB-12081 source ↗	Jzip 1.3 - '.zip' Unicode Buffer Overflow (PoC)windows · mr_me	dos	6 April 2010	yes

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.