CVE-2007-6537 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 6.3% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the zfile_gunzip function in zfile.c in WinUAE 1.4.4 and earlier allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in a gzipped archive, such as a (1) gz, (2) adz, (3) roz, or (4) hdz archive in a compressed floppy disk image.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 6.34% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-12-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| winuae | winuae |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | WinUAE 1.4.4 - 'zfile.c' Stack Buffer Overflow | 2007-12-21 |
References
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/winuaebof-adv.txt
- http://aluigi.org/poc/winuaebof.zip
- http://osvdb.org/39902
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28208
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3487
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485446/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26979
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4306/references
- http://www.winuae.net/frames/mainframe.html
- http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/winuaebof-adv.txt
- http://aluigi.org/poc/winuaebof.zip
- http://osvdb.org/39902
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28208
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3487
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485446/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26979
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4306/references
- http://www.winuae.net/frames/mainframe.html
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