ZipGenius 6.3.1.2552 zgtips.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in ZipGenius 6.3.1.2552. Impacted is an unknown function in the library zgtips.dll. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2010-1597. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ZipGenius 6.3.1.2552 and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality in the library zgtips.dll. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in zgtips.dll in ZipGenius 6.3.1.2552 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ZIP file containing an entry with a long filename.

The weakness was published 04/21/2010 by Rick (Website). The advisory is available at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-1597. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/22/2025).

A public exploit has been developed by corelanc0d3r in Perl and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117988 (ZipGenius "zgtips.dll" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (58022), Exploit-DB (12326), SecurityFocus (BID 39622†), OSVDB (63971†) and Secunia (SA39497†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: corelanc0d3r
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Rick
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-1597 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1597
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52970
X-Force: 58022
SecurityFocus: 39622 - ZipGenius ZIP Archive Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 39497
OSVDB: 63971 - ZipGenius InfoTip Shell Extension zgtips.dll ZIP Archive Handling Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 26240 - ZipGenius 6.3.1.2552 Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability via a Crafted ZIP File, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 02/22/2025 20:43
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (52), 02/28/2017 11:28 (15), 09/08/2021 15:35 (3), 01/26/2025 02:02 (18), 02/22/2025 20:43 (1)
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