Stack-based buffer overflow in TUGzip 3.5.0.0 allows remote attackers to denial of service (crash) or execute arbitrary code via a long filename in a .zip file.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-4779 is rated High Exploit Risk (85.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 78.79%, 99th percentile). Core evidence: 3 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.
| EDB-ID | Source | Kind | Published | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17967 | exploit_db | edb | 2011-10-11 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 12008 | exploit_db | edb | 2010-04-01 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
| 6831 | exploit_db | edb | 2008-10-24 | Exploit-DB ↗ |
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 | 2025-03-30 | 82.77% | 78.79% | -3.98% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 78.79% | 82.77% | +3.98% |
| 3 | 2025-03-19 | — | 78.79% | — |
Full EPSS history (12 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 10.0 | [email protected] |