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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-5196 · published 21 December 2018

CVE-2018-5196: Estsoft alzip out-of-bounds write vulnerability

Estsoft · Alzip

Alzip 10.76.0.0 and earlier is vulnerable to a stack overflow caused by improper bounds checking. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted LZH archive file, a attacker could execute arbitrary code execution.

7.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 1.4% · top 27.9% CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
7.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.8
1.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Alzip 10.76.0.0 and earlier is vulnerable to a stack overflow caused by improper bounds checking. By persuading a victim to open a specially-crafted LZH archive file, a attacker could execute arbitrary code execution.

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-5196), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.