CVE-2006-2439

ZipCentral < 4.01 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow via Long Filename in ZIP Archive

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 3 public exploits for CVE-2006-2439. PoCs published by Jiten Pathy, TecR0c, bratax.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in ZipCentral (CVE-2006-2439) by crafting a malicious ZIP file with an egghunter and alphanumeric shellcode to achieve remote code execution. The payload uses SEH overwrite techniques and custom decoding to bypass protections.

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in ZipCentral 4.01 allows remote user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ZIP archive containing a long filename.

Exploits (3)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by Jiten Pathy · perllocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14433

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in ZipCentral (CVE-2006-2439) by crafting a malicious ZIP file with an egghunter and alphanumeric shellcode to achieve remote code execution. The payload uses SEH overwrite techniques and custom decoding to bypass protections.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ZipCentral (version not specified)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious ZIP file in ZipCentral
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by TecR0c · pythonlocalwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/12053

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in ZipCentral (CVE-2006-2439) by crafting a malicious .zip file with an oversized filename and embedded shellcode. It uses an egghunter technique to locate and execute the payload, achieving remote code execution on Windows XP SP3.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ZipCentral (version not specified, likely older versions)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious .zip file in ZipCentral
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by bratax · c++localwindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/2278

This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in ZipCentral 4.01 by crafting a malicious ZIP file. It uses SEH (Structured Exception Handler) overwrites and shellcode to achieve remote code execution, adding a user 'bck' with password 'bck'.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ZipCentral 4.01
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must open the malicious ZIP file with ZipCentral 4.01
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (8)

Core 8
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/20179
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_osvdb
http://www.osvdb.org/25830
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26737
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016176
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2049
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18160
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/435416/100/0/threaded

Scores

EPSS 0.1865
EPSS Percentile 95.4%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
zipcentral/zipcentral < 4.01
Published Jun 01, 2006
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026