CVE-2007-5279

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-10-09 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in ConeXware PowerArchiver before 10.20.21 might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long filename in a BlackHole archive.

Affected products

Conexware Powerarchiver: 8.10, 8.60, 9.5_beta_4, 9.5_beta_5, 9.25, 9.62.03

References

http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2361323184/index.html
http://osvdb.org/41552
http://secunia.com/advisories/27000
http://www.fourteenforty.jp/research/advisory.cgi?FFRRA-20071009
http://www.powerarchiver.com/news/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25938
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3378
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36969
http://jvn.jp/jp/JVN%2361323184/index.html
http://osvdb.org/41552
http://secunia.com/advisories/27000
http://www.fourteenforty.jp/research/advisory.cgi?FFRRA-20071009

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