Code execution via overlong ZIP entry name
Published Aug 13, 2025 · Updated Apr 7, 2026
Stack-based buffer overflow in RealNetworks NetZip Classic 7.5.1.86 allows attackers to execute code via a crafted ZIP filename. The ZIP parser in NPSYSTEM.dll copies an overlong archive entry name into a fixed-size stack buffer, overwriting control data. Execution requires a victim to open the archive, and injected code runs with that victim's privileges on Windows.
Summary
What happened
Stack-based buffer overflow in RealNetworks NetZip Classic 7.5.1.86 allows attackers to execute code via a crafted ZIP filename. The ZIP parser in NPSYSTEM.dll copies an overlong archive entry name into a fixed-size stack buffer, overwriting control data. Execution requires a victim to open the archive, and injected code runs with that victim's privileges on Windows.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2011-10016
- Published
- Aug 13, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 7, 2026
- Vendor
- RealNetworks
- Product
- NetZip Classic
- Classifications
- CWE-121, CAPEC-100, T1203
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 13, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 7, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=7.5.1.86
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Attacks
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- NetZip Classic Buffer Overflow SEH exploitfunctional · demonstrated
- Metasploit NetZip Classic file-format modulefunctional · demonstrated
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