Tguzip 3.5.5.0.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Tguzip 3.5.5.0.0. The impacted element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-4779. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tguzip 3.5.5.0.0. It has been declared as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in TUGzip 3.5.0.0 allows remote attackers to denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long filename in a .zip file.

The bug was discovered 10/24/2008. The weakness was published 10/29/2008 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at milw0rm.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-4779 since 10/29/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/25/2025).

A public exploit has been developed in Ruby. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 5 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 116012 (TUGZip ZIP File Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 19836.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46120), Exploit-DB (6831), SecurityFocus (BID 31913†), OSVDB (49371†) and Secunia (SA32411†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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OpenVAS ID: 800122
OpenVAS Name: TUGzip zip File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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MetaSploit ID: tugzip.rb
MetaSploit Name: TugZip 3.5 Zip File Parsing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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10/24/2008 🔍
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10/28/2008 +3 days 🔍
10/29/2008 +1 days 🔍
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12/08/2008 +40 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2290 days 🔍
05/25/2025 +3722 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: milw0rm.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-4779 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4779
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44755
X-Force: 46120
SecurityFocus: 31913 - TUGZip ZIP File Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 32411 - TUGzip .zip File Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 49371 - TUGZip - ZIP File Remote Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 20161 - TUGzip 3.5.0.0 Remote Stack-Based Buffer Overflow, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2918

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 05/25/2025 06:45
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (74), 08/21/2019 16:16 (4), 11/09/2024 05:03 (20), 05/25/2025 06:45 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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