CVE-2006-2909

Exp

Stack-based buffer overflow in the info tip shell extension (zipinfo.dll) in PicoZip 4.01 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in an (1) ACE, (2) RAR, or (3) ZIP archive, which is triggered when the user moves the mouse over the archive.

Published: 2006-06-16 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-2909 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.1/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 26.17%, 96th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2006-2909

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
1917 exploit_db edb 2006-06-15 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-2909

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-05-19 25.68% 26.17% +0.49%
2 2025-03-30 20.06% 25.68% +5.62%
3 2025-03-29 20.06%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2006-2909

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2006-2909

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2006-2909

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
picozip picozip 4.01 cpe:2.3:a:picozip:picozip:4.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2006-2909

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