CVE-2010-1597
Stack-based buffer overflow in zgtips.dll in ZipGenius 6.3.1.2552 allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a…
- 9.3HighCVSS base score
- 11.9%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 3.9% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 1Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- ZipGenius 6.3.1.2552 - 'zgtips.dll' Local Stack Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 12326local, windowspublished 21 Apr 2010Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 12326 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Published
- 14 years later
· 14 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 11.9% · top 3.9% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
9
- 39622 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.corelan.be:8800/index.php/forum/security-advisories/corelan-10-029-zipgenius-v6-3-1-2552-zgtips-dll-stack-buffer-overflow/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.corelan.be:8800/advisories.php?id=CORELAN-10-029 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://feeds.feedburner.com/zipgeniusnews (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 39497 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2010-0966 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 63971 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- zipgenius-zgtips-bo(58022) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 12326 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2010-1623 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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