# CVE-2010-5300: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code via a long file name in a zip archive processed by Jzip.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jun 2014
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pcf9-4r88-4fj6

## What is CVE-2010-5300?

CVE-2010-5300 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2014. 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

Stack-based buffer overflow in Jzip 1.3 through 2.0.0.132900 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long file name in a zip archive.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-5300?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Jzip Jzip.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-5300?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-5300 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-5300 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-5300 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Jzip 1.3 - '.zip' Unicode Buffer Overflow (PoC) (exploitdb)
- Jzip - Buffer Overflow (PoC) (SEH Unicode) (exploitdb)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-5300 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-5300 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2014. 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-2010-5300 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2010-5300/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-5300/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-5300
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-5300
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-5300

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