CVE-2005-3317: Zipgenius

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 5.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in ZipGenius 5.5.1.468 and 6.0.2.1041, and other versions before 6.0.2.1050, allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) a ZIP archive that contains a file with a long filename, which is not properly handled by (a) zipgenius.exe, (b) zg.exe, (c) zgtips.dll, and (d) contmenu.dll; (2) a long original name in a (a) UUE, (b) XXE, or (c) MIM file, which is not properly handled by zipgenius.exe; or (3) an ACE archive with a file with a long filename, which is not properly handled by unacev2.dll.

Affected products

• Zipgenius Zipgenius: up to and including standard_6.0.2.1041; up to and including suite_6.0.2.1041; version standard_5.5.1.468 only; version suite_5.5.1.468 only

Published 2005-10-27. Last modified 2026-06-16.