# CVE-2004-0333: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a malicious MIME archive exploiting a buffer overflow in the UUDeview library used by WinZip.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Mar 2004
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2004-0333, GHSA-hfvp-w94h-cf79

## What is CVE-2004-0333?

CVE-2004-0333 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Gentoo Linux, published on 18 Mar 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Buffer overflow in the UUDeview package, as used in WinZip 6.2 through WinZip 8.1 SR-1, and possibly other packages, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a MIME archive with certain long MIME parameters.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-0333?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Gentoo Linux, Openpkg Openpkg, Uudeview Uudeview, Winzip Winzip.

## How do I fix CVE-2004-0333?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2004-0333 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0333 exists.

Public exploit code:

- WinZip - MIME Parsing Overflow (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Gentoo Linux

- [CVE-2004-0914](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0914/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1037](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1037/): Command injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-1034](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1034/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2004-0891](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0891/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2002-1337](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1337/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2004-0333 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2004-0333 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Gentoo Linux, published on 18 Mar 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2004-0333 exists.

Affected product: Gentoo Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0333/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0333/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-0333
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0333
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2004-0333

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-0333/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.