4.6

CVE-2001-0449: winzip

CVSS: 4.6v2.0MediumModified
Published 09-03-2002Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2001-0449 is a medium (CVSS 4.6) vulnerability in winzip. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.6/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.42%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 09-03-2002
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in WinZip 8.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a long file name that is processed by the /zipandemail command line option.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

35%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.42% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.42%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Winzip1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links