CVE-2008-4420

Published: Apr 13, 2009Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119

9.3CRITICAL

NVD MITRE

Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in DZIP32.DLL before 5.0.0.8 in DynaZip Max and DZIPS32.DLL before 6.0.0.5 in DynaZip Max Secure; as used in HP OpenView Performance Agent C.04.60, HP Performance Agent C.04.70 and C.04.72, TurboZIP 6.0, and other products; allow user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in a ZIP archive during a (1) Fix (aka Repair), (2) Add, (3) Update, or (4) Freshen action, a related issue to CVE-2006-3985.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAccess Vector

Network

AC:MAccess Complexity

Medium

Au:NAuthentication

None

Impact

C:CConfidentiality

Complete

I:CIntegrity

Complete

A:CAvailability

Complete

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

innermedia

commercialaka dynazip

dynazip maxLibrary

OSS Libraries / generic-library

dynazip max secureLibrary

OSS Libraries / generic-library

commercial·USaka hewlett packard, hpe

openview performance agentOn-prem

Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring

filestream

oss-project

turbozip

Consumer Software / file-utility

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Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques

Initial Access

Privilege Escalation

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References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022021

securitytracker.com

http://innermedia.com/upgrades.html

innermedia.com

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/441083

securityfocus.com

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