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CVE-2022-0529

CVE-2022-0529MEDIUM

n/a unzip — A flaw was found in Unzip.

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   N   R  U  N  N  H    5.5   .0242   83.9     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  unzip    6.0 –     —

TIMELINE
  Feb 8   Reserved by redhat
  Feb 9   Published (CNA: redhat)
  Oct 8   ENRICHED — CVE-2022-0529 (unzip). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.
  Oct 8   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2022-0529 (unzip). Public exploit reference added.

CWE-787 · CNA: redhat · CVSS v3.1 · 5 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

A flaw was found in Unzip. The vulnerability occurs during the conversion of a wide string to a local string that leads to a heap of out-of-bound write. This flaw allows an attacker to input a specially crafted zip file, leading to a crash or code execution.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
February 8, 2022	Reserved	Reserved by redhat
February 9, 2022	Published	Published (CNA: redhat)
October 8, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2022-0529 (unzip). Received CVSS 5.5 and CPE data from NVD.
October 8, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2022-0529 (unzip). Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	unzip	—	6.0	—

Weaknesses

CWE-787

References (5)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2051395 [Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory]
https://github.com/ByteHackr/unzip_poc [Exploit, Third Party Advisory]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/09/msg00028.html [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-17 [Third Party Advisory]
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5202 [Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2022-0529 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-787

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2022-0529 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.