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From: Robert Buchholz <rbu@g.o>
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Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 200804-06 ] UnZip: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2008 17:24:39
Message-Id: 200804061919.48159.rbu@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200804-06
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: UnZip: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
9 Date: April 06, 2008
10 Bugs: #213761
11 ID: 200804-06
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15 Synopsis
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18 A double free vulnerability discovered in UnZip might lead to the
19 execution of arbitrary code.
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21 Background
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24 Info-ZIP's UnZip is a tool to list and extract files inside PKZIP
25 compressed files.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 app-arch/unzip < 5.52-r2 >= 5.52-r2
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35 Description
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38 Tavis Ormandy of the Google Security Team discovered that the NEEDBITS
39 macro in the inflate_dynamic() function in the file inflate.c can be
40 invoked using invalid buffers, which can lead to a double free.
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42 Impact
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45 Remote attackers could entice a user or automated system to open a
46 specially crafted ZIP file that might lead to the execution of
47 arbitrary code or a Denial of Service.
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49 Workaround
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52 There is no known workaround at this time.
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54 Resolution
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57 All UnZip users should upgrade to the latest version:
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59 # emerge --sync
60 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-arch/unzip-5.52-r2"
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62 References
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65 [ 1 ] CVE-2008-0888
66 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0888
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68 Availability
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71 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
72 the Gentoo Security Website:
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74 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200804-06.xml
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76 Concerns?
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79 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
80 confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
81 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
82 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
83 http://bugs.gentoo.org.
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85 License
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88 Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
89 belongs to its owner(s).
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91 The contents of this document are licensed under the
92 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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94 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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