TUGZip 3.4.0.0 stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in TUGZip 3.4.0.0. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes stack-based overflow. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2005-4594. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in TUGZip 3.4.0.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in TUGZip 3.4.0.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in an ARJ archive.

The bug was discovered 10/07/2005. The weakness was presented 12/30/2005 by Tan Chew Keong with Secunia Research (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-4594 since 01/01/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 84 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 38509 (TUGZip ARJ Archive Filename Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (23915), SecurityFocus (BID 16084†), OSVDB (22120†), Secunia (SA17086†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-10934†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Tan Chew Keong
Organization: Secunia Research
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-4594 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4594
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27913
X-Force: 23915
SecurityFocus: 16084 - TUGZip ARJ Archive Filename Handling Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 17086 - TUGZip Buffer Overflow and Directory Traversal Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 22120 - TUGZip ARJ Archive Filename Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 10934 - TUGZip Buffer Overflow via Long Filename in ARJ Archive, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 06/26/2025 05:15
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (52), 06/16/2019 10:15 (13), 06/26/2025 05:15 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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